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Samad Uthman
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Digital Investigations Journalist, AFP Fact Check
Abuja, Earth
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Biography
Samad Uthman is an investigative Journalist and documentary filmmaker whose work focuses on environment, corruption, and human rights. Samad believes that courageous investigative reporting is pivotal to social justice and accountability in society. Samad is a multiple award-winning investigative multimedia journalist. He was among the 10 shortlisted journalists around the world for Thomson Foundation young journalist award 2021. Samad was also adjudged joint winner of the West Africa Journalist of the Year award at the 2021 West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards (WAMECA) alongside a Ghanaian colleague. He tweets at his verified Twitter account; @sarmerdk2
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By Nicholas Roll, Samad Uthman Verified| The Japan Times Verified As clouds gather and humidity rises across west Africa, whose annual rains bring an uptick of deadly, malaria-carrying mosquitoes, Musa Adamu Ibrahim, a nurse, is sitting at home, unemployed. In Nigeria — home to 30% of the world's annual 600,000 malaria deaths — clinics that once served 300 people a day in the conflict-hit Borno state have abruptly shut down, Ibrahim and other laid-off workers said, following the withdrawal of American funding by President Donald Trump.
By Samad Uthman Verified| Yahoo Verified “UPDF soldiers killed in South Sudan. It’s a shame and painful thing to die in a war that doesn’t concern you,” reads the text overlay on a TikTok video published on April 1, 2025. UPDF stands for Uganda People’s Defence Force. In the video, onlookers watch as individuals dressed in combat uniforms carry coffins to place them in graves. Wailing and shouting can be heard in the background. The post was published by an account named “cleverkiss”.
By Samad Uthman Verified, Kinshasa AFP| Gonzaga Bulletin Verified As clouds gather and humidity rises across west Africa, whose annual rains bring an uptick of deadly, malaria-carrying mosquitoes, Musa Adamu Ibrahim, a nurse, is sitting at home, unemployed. In Nigeria -- home to 30 percent of the world's annual 600,000 malaria deaths -- clinics that once served 300 people a day in the conflict-hit Borno state have abruptly shut down, Ibrahim and other laid-off workers told AFP, following the withdrawal of American funding by President Donald Trump.
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