When common sense failed its proponent, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators

Before his foray into politics, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce positioned himself as the poster boy of new things in Nigerian politics. His common sense mantra echoed the sentiments of some Nigerians who saw his approach to issues in the polity as different from the norm of regular politicians. Popularly called the common sense senator or the Twitter senator, Murray-Bruce who... Read More

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January 1, 2017

#YNaija2016Review: Solomon Dalung, Ben Murray-Bruce, Bobrisky… See the top 7 Nigerians who need to shut up in 2017

by Soma Oj. Keeping with the general theme of this listicle, we won’t be saying too much. It’s a new year and we don’t want to have to deal with these people’s statements (and utter ridiculousness) anymore. So here is a list of all the Nigerians who need to keep it low in 2017. Solomon Dalung... Read More

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November 5, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: What’s better than common sense? | Dino Melaye and Ben Murray-Bruce explain

https://www.instagram.com/p/BMYfjuljd_v/ This is how we imagine this conversation between Senators Dino Melaye and Ben Murray-Bruce: Sen BMB: Senator, about this $29.9 billion loan that the Federal Government is requesting from World Bank and the rest that they want us to approve, it’s not making common sense to me… Sen Dino Melaye: Well, that really does... Read More

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October 17, 2016

[The Legislative Blog]: A dose of common sense for Mr President

A dose in time will be just right! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G-AUzAEgYw Common sense advocate, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has a few words for President Muhammadu Buhari, and every thought he’s shared is true to the title of the series. The issue now is, who will play this video to the President. They’ve told us he doesn’t know more... Read More

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June 24, 2016

STV, Rhythm FM reopen for business one day after AMCON closure

There’s been some semblance of respite for Silverbird Group of Companies owned by Senator Ben Murray Bruce – after the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria closed down the establishment over an unpaid debt of N11 billion. The initial ugliness of Thursday seems to be over as the management of one of the companies in the group... Read More

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February 23, 2016

‘In Nigeria, tourism is insignificant’ – Senator Ben Bruce

Self proclaimed common sense advocate, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce has once again taken President Muhammadu Buhari and the 36 state governors of the country in- a lesson in common sense. The senator has charged the president and other public office holders to help grow Nigeria’s tourism by spending their vacations in Nigeria instead of jetting out... Read More

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November 30, 2015

Minister of Common Sense, Ben Murray-Bruce is making sense today

Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, known for his outspokenness and forthrightness, took to Twitter, to speak some common-sense. In a series of tweets, where he made scathing comments about the Nigerian elite, Murray-Bruce, the self appointed supervisor of the Department of Common Sense, made a lot of sense. It’s hard to disagree with Senator Bruce today. Why do our elite behave... Read More

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June 2, 2014

Bayo Oluwasanmi: #BringBackOurGirls – Can the Jonathan govt. please rent common sense too?

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Can the Jonathan administration rent commonsense for #BringBackOurGirls? This is the worst of times in Nigeria. It is the time of foolishness. It is the season of darkness. It is our summer of despair and discontent. We have everything before us, we have nothing before us. There is scarcely order and protection... Read More

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March 23, 2014

Opinion: OOU ASUU strike – In defence of common sense

by Ogunjimi Taiwo The sad thing is that the same students that are victims of government’s irresponsibility will be the same ones running around supporting APC when the same APC’s Governor Amosun finds it easier to obtain loans to build bridges than to get loans and source for funds to pay lecturers’ salaries. The Olabisi... Read More

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March 11, 2014

Opinion: Dear Sadiq Abacha, blood is thicker than common sense

by Michael John “Perhaps Sadiq was too young to know that his father was a live Dracula,” he said. “Well I know that my now late grand mother once told me that blood is thicker than water – I think it is thicker than common sense.” Old soldier Jumbo does not believe that the late... Read More

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January 29, 2013

Okey Ndibe: The death of common sense (and why we badly need its ressurection)

by Okey Ndibe Nigeria’s tragedy does not lie simply in the inability of its “leaders” to engage in serious thinking about wrestling with complex issues. The greater tragedy is the death – and dearth – of commonsense in the ranks of those who parade as political leaders There was this fascinating loafer of a student... Read More

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When common sense failed its proponent, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce | YNaija Effectiveness Ranking for Senators

#YNaija2016Review: Solomon Dalung, Ben Murray-Bruce, Bobrisky… See the top 7 Nigerians who need to shut up in 2017

[The Legislative Blog]: What’s better than common sense? | Dino Melaye and Ben Murray-Bruce explain

[The Legislative Blog]: A dose of common sense for Mr President

STV, Rhythm FM reopen for business one day after AMCON closure

‘In Nigeria, tourism is insignificant’ – Senator Ben Bruce

Minister of Common Sense, Ben Murray-Bruce is making sense today

Bayo Oluwasanmi: #BringBackOurGirls – Can the Jonathan govt. please rent common sense too?

Opinion: Nigeria – We have reached the nadir of despair

Opinion: OOU ASUU strike – In defence of common sense

Opinion: Dear Sadiq Abacha, blood is thicker than common sense

Okey Ndibe: The death of common sense (and why we badly need its ressurection)

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