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US Senator breaks record for the longest speech ever on the senate floor with over 24 hours

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Senator Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest speech ever delivered in the Senate.

The New Jersey Democrat spoke for 25 hours and 5 minutes, according to his office, breaking the record for the longest floor speech in modern history of the chamber as he spoke in protest of  President Donald Trump’s “unconstitutional” actions.

Booker said he would speak for as long as he was physically able as he began his address at around 19:00 local time on Monday evening. He concluded at 20:06 on Tuesday.

Booker, 55, surpassed the late Sen. Strom Thurmond’s speech that lasted 24 hour and 18 minutes in 1957. Booker said that he was speaking “in spite” of the previous record holder’s remarks against the 1957 Civil Rights Act.

“Since I’ve gotten to the Senate, I always felt it was a strange shadow hanging over this institution — that the longest speech, all the issues that have come up, all the noble causes that people have done, or the things that typically try to stop – I just found it strange that he had the record,” Booker told CNN. “And as a guy who grew up with the legends of the Civil Rights Movement, myself, my parents and their friends, it just would seem wrong to me. It always seemed wrong.”

He lashed out at Trump’s radical cost-cutting policies that have seen his top advisor Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, slash entire government programs without consent from Congress.

The senator said Trump’s aggressive seizing of ever-more executive power had put US democracy at risk.

“Unnecessary hardships are being borne by Americans of all backgrounds. And institutions which are special in America, which are precious and which are unique in our country, are being recklessly – and I would say even unconstitutionally – affected, attacked, even shattered,” Booker said.

“In just 71 days the president of the United States has inflicted so much harm on Americans’ safety, financial stability, the core foundations of our democracy,” he said.

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Plateau killings barbaric – CAN demands justice for victims

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The Northern Christian Association of Nigeria ,Northern CAN, has strongly condemned the recent killings in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, where at least 52 people were killed.

The Chairman of Northern CAN, Rev. Joseph Hayab, described the killings as “barbaric” and “tragic.”

He expressed concern over the recurring violence in Northern Nigeria, calling for an end to the culture of bloodshed.

Hayab urged security agencies to intensify their efforts to apprehend the perpetrators and ensure justice is served.

Additionally, he appealed for peace, unity, and tolerance from religious, traditional, and community leaders, emphasizing that such violence should not become the new normal.

The association also commended the Plateau State Government for its response and arrests and encouraged citizens to cooperate with authorities in reporting suspicious activities.

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A 23-year-old Nigerian woman identified as Osarugbe, has d!ed in Libya. African beauty products

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She passed away at about 11:33am on Friday, April 4, 2025 after battling illness.

Anti-human trafficking advocate, Yakubu Oyiza and her team had been raising money to bring her back to Nigeria for better medical treatment as hospitals in Libya rejected her.

According to Oyiza, documents for burial, autopsy, and land to bury her in Libya have been arranged, all costing approximately 350,000.

She alleged that the family abandoned her since she fell sick and had earlier refused to go to Kano and pick her up the day she was supposed to be brought back to Nigeria.

In a Facebook post on Saturday, April 5, Oyiza revealed that some family members of the deceased called them asking for Osas’ properties. African beauty products

“Since yesterday that I called Osa’s family and told them their sister passed, they haven’t called me back to ask how far,” she wrote.

“We sent 350k for her burial (to Libya) which they are still asking for more but guess what? Osas’ family is calling for us her properties.

“They want her properties, we haven’t laid this girl to rest but they are making trouble with us for someone I don’t know for properties.

“Most of these young girls that run to Libya have something chasing them. I am devastated.”

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Nigerian content creator Brain Jotter is currently being accused of allegedly impregnating his colleague, Ekwutos, and telling her to ab-o-rt the pregnancy.

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She did the ab-0-rtion according to reports and since then, she has been having compli—ca—tions .. She is currently b@ttling with her life and the internet is not taking it easy on BrainJotter..

According to a source from Twitter, BrainJotter and Ekwutos have been busy knacking behind the scenes after creating content for us.. As a proud Igbo man, BrainJotter said he cant be eating Eba in a nylon so they decided to do it skin to skin..

A few months later, Ekwutos told BrainJotter that the results of his hardwork is finally out and positive but BrainJotter wasn’t ready for the responsibility so he told her to do away with it.. in the process , something happened and since then, Ekwutos has n0t been well!

They are currently trying to reach out to her family now as things are n0t looking good for her!

If you have any information, abeg check the handle for comment section reach out immediately!

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