Nation Talks Kiden Stela Mandela In every country, education is taken as the key for development. It is through education that good leadership is seen, qualify doctors, engineers, pilots, teachers and many other leaders in the country. Without education, nothing will move ahead. With set Syllabus as an eye opener,[Read More…]
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The darker the today, the brighter the tomorrow
By Malek Arol DhieuFor every darker today, there is always a brighter tomorrow. Let us assume 2022 was a darker year, and on the same note, let us assume 2023 is a brighter year. This is just an assumption, not real.I know there are people who do not exactly know[Read More…]
Language discrimination in public office fosters Corruption
By Emmanuel Loro William One of the biggest ingredients of corruption is Language discrimination in my Countries like South Sudan. Public servants can end up talking in their mother tongue forgetting that he or she is in public office. One of the best scenarios happened in one of the police[Read More…]
THERE IS NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE
You have probably heard the adage above many times. Well, if you have grabbed a copy of yesterday’s issue of No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper or you have been following what has been transpiring in South Sudan closely lately, you probably would know about the deployment of the 753 battalion of[Read More…]
About 500 SSPDF Peace keepers receive travel documents
By Mary Poni Around five hundred (500) South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) for Peace mission to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have received their travel documents. According to the SSPDF spokesperson Lul Ruai, the processing of the papers for the remaining troops is expected to be finished in the[Read More…]
Army captures suspect behind murder of four in Warrap
By Bida Elly David The spokesperson of South Sudan Defense Forces (SSPDF) has revealed that the army had arrested the suspect behind the murder of three foreign citizens and a South Sudanese in Warrap State. Speaking to the press yesterday, Lul Ruai, the spokesperson of the army said that the[Read More…]
Chamber castigates bureau of standards over expired goods
By Bida Elly David The chairperson of Central Equatoria State chamber of commerce has slammed the national bureau of standards and the ministry of trade against presence of expired and toxic goods in the country. Speaking to No.1.Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday, Robert Pitia, the head of CES chamber of commerce[Read More…]
Troop withdrawal isn’t community business: SSPDF
By Mary Poni South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) has warned community leaders against interfering in the affairs of the army in the country. He was reacting to a press release from Bari Community, calling for the removal of the SSPDF from eastern and western side of River Nile also[Read More…]
Upper Nile University lecturers call off strike
By William Madouk Garang The Academic Staff Association at the Upper Nile University has officially called off their week-long strike. While formally announcing end of the strike, Vice Chancellor of the Upper Nile University, Prof. Marial Awou appreciated the association for accepting his administration’s call. He urged the academic staff[Read More…]
SSPDF denies labeling Bari Community as NAS rebels
By Bida Elly David The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF), has distanced itself from associating the Bari Community to National Salvation Front (NAS). Speaking during a press conference at the army headquarters at Bilpam yesterday, the army’s spokesperson Maj. Gen. Lul Ruai Koang said the army did not generalize[Read More…]
Media is not your competitor but a development partner
By Emmanuel Loro William The best spokespersons I have known in this country are three. They mastered the art of public relation and are always familiar with any subject, when asked of one of the few living legends that I know, I can say they are Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin,[Read More…]
Whoever removed letter k from monkey has endangered the world
By Malek Arol Dhieu When you omit letter k from monkey, the remaining letters form a prestigious word called “money”. When you add letter y to mone; a similar word for admonishment, it forms a prestigious word called “money”. And so, whoever added letter y to mone has also dragged[Read More…]
The country needs peace, not violence
Nation Talks By Kiden Stela Mandela South Sudanese generally need peace in the country, it has become a history that today if the other part of the country is okay, the other will be in serious clashes, the leaders of this country should open up their eyes on the issues[Read More…]
Malong denies connection with detained Aweil activist
By William Madouk Garang South Sudan United Front/Army (SSUF/A) allied to General Paul Malong Awan has delinked itself from the detained civil society activist, Samuel Garang Dut, citing that they don’t have any active member in capital, Juba. Col. Philip Deng Kuol Nguot, SSUF/A Military Spokesperson said SSUF/A leadership wonders[Read More…]
Artists union calls off Lakes state ‘peace concert’
By William Madouk Garang Lake states artists’ union in Juba has blamed Achai Wiir and Promoter Kay Two for not consulting the artists’ body on the preparation of together for peace concert slated to be performed in Rumbek. John Kacuol Makuei, the acting chairperson for Lakes State Artists Union, complained[Read More…]
Bahr El Ghazal University dissolves Academic Staff Association
By William Madouk Garang The Vice chancellor of the University of Bahr el Ghazal, Prof. Victor Loku Kwajok, issued an order for indefinite dissolution of the executive body of the Academic Staff Association. According to the Vice Chancellor, the decision was reached due to the body’s failure to attend a[Read More…]
Ethiopian Embassy unaware of citizens’ involvement in Pibor attacks
By Bida Elly David The Embassy of Ethiopia in South Sudan has refuted claims that citizens belonging to its country are involved in the attacks taking place in South Sudan’s Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA). A well-placed source at the Ethiopian Embassy told No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday that they were[Read More…]
President kiir fires Undersecretary of defense ministry and two others
By Bida Elly David The President of the Republic of South Sudan yesterday issued a Republican decree axing Chol Biar the Undersecretary of defense in the national ministry of defense and veteran affairs replacing him with Victor Atem Atem as a new successor. The pronouncement of this Republican decree was[Read More…]
SSPDF Commander refutes Congo battalion rebellion claim
By Mary Poni Col. Johnson Malual, the peace mission commander of South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) battalion designated for DR Congo said there is no case of revolt among the forces. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday on phone, the SSPDF peace mission commander dismissed rumors circulating on[Read More…]
Church wrangles risk the moral authority of religious institutions and it’s against God
Nation Talks By Kiden Stella Mandela The Church wrangles paint deem light on the Christian values believers have on their journey to pursue and teach God’s righteousness to one another. It has come to public knowledge that some of those issues dividing religious leaders have become unsolvable hence pitting them[Read More…]