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The Rich And Poor Will Die Together If We Don’t Get An Imaginative President – Ben Bruce

David Folami — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 23:51:36 +0000

Popular Senator, Ben Bruce has come out to call on President Buhari to declare a State of Economic Emergency to tackle the fuel subsidy issue. He recently had his say via his social media page, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, if a state of emergency is not declared in the country anytime [...]

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Nigeria Is Not A Fascist State – Ben Bruce

David Folami — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 20:25:46 +0000

Senator Ben Bruce has condemned the alleged intimidation of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar by security agencies. According to reports, a joint team of security personnel comprising of officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Nigeria Customs Service and Department of State Services (DSS) searched the PDP candidate’s private jet, [...]

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Omotola Jalade, Genevieve Nnaji Are More Popular Than Buhari – Ben Bruce

David Folami — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 05:32:55 +0000

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has said some entertainment stars are more famous than President Mohammadu Buhari. “I travel frequently and more people know of Fela, Omotola and Genevieve than they do President Buhari or the fact that Nigeria has oil.” He tweeted. Bruce said this via his twitter handle on Wednesday. The late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, [...]

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Nigeria Has Not Progressed For Two Years – Ben Bruce

David Folami — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 08:08:04 +0000

Bayelsa state Senatorial rep, Ben Bruce, has said Nigeria is in trouble as the country has not made any progress in the past two years. In an interview, Bruce said this is one of the reasons Senators need to meet with President Muhammadu Buhari when he comes back to discuss the problems facing the country. [...]

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We’re Working On A Bill To Curb Hate Speech – Ben Bruce

David Folami — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 09:35:04 +0000

Sen. Ben Murray-Bruce has said the National Assembly will soon work on a bill that will punish people engaging in hate speeches in the country. The Senator representing Bayelsa East Senatorial District said the National Assembly will soon work on a bill that stipulates great consequences for people engaging in hate speeches in the country. [...]

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Government Wants To Spend N40M On Animals – Ben Bruce

David Folami — Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:09:19 +0000

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has revealed that the government wants to spend N40 million to feed wild animals when many Nigerians can’t eat. According to the senator, who represents the Bayelsa East Senatorial District, the sum is stated in the 2017 budget. He made the comments via Twitter on Thursday, February 16. “It breaks my heart [...]

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Ben Bruce Not In Support Of Power Sector Intervention Fund

David Folami — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 00:15:30 +0000

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Privatisation, Sen. Ben Bruce, says he is against the further provision of electricity intervention fund. The intervention fund is billed for use as subsidy for operators or any increases in tariff in the country’s electricity sector. Bruce stated this during an oversight visit to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission in [...]

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Ben Bruce Advises Buhari On 2017

David Folami — Sat, 10 Dec 2016 18:33:20 +0000

The common sense Senator, Ben Bruce has given Buhari some governance advice for 2017. Bruce, in a tweet which he posted on his Twitter timeline, said “As 2017 approaches let me warn that if we waste it blaming previous admins as we did 2016, we will move from recession to economic collapse!” The Buhari led [...]

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Ben Bruce Did Not Pay Me For A Song – Alariwo Of Africa

David Folami — Sun, 13 Nov 2016 15:08:56 +0000

Veteran singer, Alariwo of Africa has denied claims that he received an undisclosed sum for featuring Senator Ben Bruce on his song, ‘Common sense’ and ‘Buy Naija to grow Naira. He told Punch News’s Saturday Beats that the money he invested in shooting the video of the songs were from personal investment. “One thing I [...]

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PMB’s Anti-Corruption Policy Scaring Investors Away – Ben Bruce

David Folami — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 23:44:49 +0000

Senator Ben Bruce (PDP Bayelsa East) on Thursday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to adjust his approach to the anti-corruption crusade, saying policy was scaring investors. Bruce, who disclosed this while contributing to the Senate’s debate on the economic recession in the country, said that Nigeria should not expect foreign investments as even local investors [...]

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Nobody Prevented Ben Bruce From Greeting PMB – Shehu Sani

David Folami — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:26:59 +0000

Senator Shehu Sani has denied reports that his colleague, Ben Murray-Bruce was blocked from greeting President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, May 30, 2016. Ben Bruce had alleged that an official of the Department of State Services (DSS) prevented him from greeting Buhari during a dinner held by the president for legislators at the Presidential Villa [...]

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Ben Bruce Says GEJ Achieved Great Things For Nigeria

David Folami — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 18:59:14 +0000

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has praised former President, Goodluck Jonathan saying that the latter “left giant footprints in eternity’s sands of time.” Murray-Bruce also said that Jonathan achieved great things for Nigeria, one of which was the construction of Almajiri schools. The Senator made the comments via Twitter on Tuesday, November 3, 2015. Murray-Bruce had earlier [...]

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Ben Bruce, Genevieve Nnaji, D’banj, Attend Idris Elba’s Movie Premiere In Lasgidi

David Folami — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 15:35:19 +0000

Yesterday, December 12, 2015, the Nigerian premiere of the movie ‘Beast of No Nation’ was held at the Silverbird Galleria in Lagos. The movie, an adaptation of the book ‘Beast of No Nation’ written by Nigerian author, Uzodinma Iweala, sees Hollywood actor Idris Elba play the lead role alongside child actor, Abraham Attah. Both actors [...]

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