"It moved, you know, a lot in me," the former Iowa representative said of the July 2 incident that he described as a near-death experience.

Abdul-Samad couldn’t form the words to reply in the moment, but he got in his car and drove to see her. He spoke with Rodney as the boy's mother wailed a cry like the one he'd heard a day earlier.

Nigerian billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu says it’s time for African countries to work together to create a food value chain across the continent, and produce more goods for domestic consumption.

Abdul-Samad says there's a culture of violence among some locally — and a wider population nationally, referencing the two assassination attempts against former president Donald Trump.

Abdul-Samad went on to run for state representative as a Democrat, a position he has held since 2007. In 2004 he was recognized by the D.C.-based Caring Institute, ...

Abdul Samad Rabiu praised the CBN's foreign exchange reforms for eliminating the need for businesses to lobby for FX, highlighting the current market-driven and transparent regime Despite foreign ...

BUA Cement chairman Abdul Samad Rabiu has assured Nigerians that cement prices will drop, citing reduced forex volatility and government reforms as key factors ...

Abdul-Samad, 72, was elected in 2006 and started serving in the House of Representatives in 2007. He has won every race since then and is now the longest-serving Black lawmaker in Iowa.

A retirement reception to celebrate the career of Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad will be from 5-8 p.m. Sunday at the DMACC Urban Campus, Building 7. He announced his plans to retire in February.

Democrat Ako Abdul-Samad held the seat during that stretch, but earlier this year he announced his plans to retire. During the nearly two-decades in office, Abdul-Samad was only challenged by a ...

There are two beginnings to this story. The first happened more than four decades ago as Najat Abdul Samad, a young girl, stole the newspapers that her family would use to dry raisins on their ...