By Bida Elly David The leadership of Bari Community has accused SSPDF of committing mass killing of innocent civilians in Mangala Payam. The community leaders said the allegation by SSPDF Spokesperson that there are NAS rebels in Mangala is a guise for attacking the people of Mangala; rather than the[Read More…]
Author: Number One Citizen Daily Newspaper
U.S grants 50 students to participate in the English access program
By Mary Poni 50 students are set to benefit from the English course program. The fifty students drawn from Wau and Juba will go for a two-year language proficiency training in a program termed English Access Micro Scholarship Programs (EAMSP) in Juba and Wau consecutively. The program is implemented by the[Read More…]
UN, Partners tell leaders to abate violence in Pibor
By William Madouk Garang The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) and peace guarantors urge the country’s leadership and the tribal headships to use dialogue to defuse tension and restore peace and tranquillity in greater Jonglei UNMISS, AUMISS, IGAD, the Troika, EU and R-JMEC showed grave concern over the[Read More…]
Adil orders the relief commission to mobilize aid for Mangala IDPs
By Bida Elly David The governor of Central Equatoria State has directed the State’s relief and rehabilitation commission to speedily mobilize humanitarian assistance to support the affected population in Mangala Payam. The governor said this following a meeting with Mangala elders who presented a report on the difficulties the inhabitants[Read More…]
Pibor clashes leave 30K persons homeless, says OCHA
By William Madouk Garang About 30,000 people have been forced out of their homes due to renewed violence triggered by armed youth in Greater Pibor, the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs said yesterday. OCHA said some 5,000 internally displaced people, including women and children, have arrived in Pibor town after[Read More…]
Land grabbing; a major crime in the country- Dr. Igga says
By Mary Poni Vice President for the economic cluster Dr. James Wani Igga, has described the act of land grabbing as one of the major crimes and security threats in the country. VP Igga made the statement while addressing the people of Rejaf Payam a few days ago. He condemned[Read More…]
South Sudan among shame list of United Nations: Angelina Teny
By Bida Elly David The Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs, Angelina Teny revealed that South Sudan is one of the Countries registered in the shame list of the United Nations. She said South Sudan is included in the list due to the bad reputation it generated through the successive[Read More…]
Let the government take action to avert nation-wide ethnic violence
It goes without saying that it is the Government’s responsibility to protect civilians across South Sudan. It cannot choose to look away from the havoc caused by armed cattle keepers and ethnic youth groups. It is crucial that armed interventions by state and national authorities are aimed at protecting civilians-[Read More…]
If you can dream it, you can achieve it
By Malek Arol Dhieu People should dismiss a belief in their medulla oblongatas that a dream dreamt while asleep is the only dream achievable, one can even dream while awake and the whole lot succeeds. It isn’t hard to dream, what’s hard is the intelligence to interpret your dream more[Read More…]
President Kiir discusses bilateral ties with Sudan
By Mary Poni President Kiir met with a delegation from the Republic of Sudan led by the Deputy Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council, Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Daglo on Tuesday to discuss political developments in Sudan. According to the statement from the office of the President, the discussion was basically focused[Read More…]
SSPDF deploys over 700 soldiers for peace mission to DRC
By Bida Elly David South Sudan people’s Defense Force has sent off a battalion of seven hundred and fifty (750) soldiers for a peacekeeping mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of the East African Community regional force DRC. This development came following a request from the East[Read More…]
Gatwech on spotlight over gruesome Pibor attack
By William Madouk Garang Murle Community Youth Association (MCYA) has accused the Kitgwang splinter group under rebel leader Gen. Simon Gatwech Dual of backing up the white army ethnic militia to attack civilians in the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. David Ngiro Yangkon, the chairman of MCYA told journalists that the[Read More…]
Kajo-Keji citizens yearn for gov’t intervention amid second cattle invasion
By Mary Poni Citizens of Kajo-Keji County are yet again grappling with invading cattle herders that are destroying livelihoods, instilling fears in the returnees who have come back from refugee camps to rebuild their broken walls. Office of the commissioner said the county residents are losing trust in the government[Read More…]
Police registers zero crimes during Christmas
By Bida Elly David The national police spokesperson said the authority has registered zero cases of death and crimes during the festive season despite accidents that left number of motorists injured in the city. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper on the Christmas aftermath, police spokesperson Maj. Gen. Daniel said[Read More…]
Authorities blame armed youth over Pibor mayhem
By Kiden Stela Mandela Authorities in Pibor administrative area said the attack that started on Monday morning was worsening in Gumuruk County and Kongor payam of Likwangole County. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday (Tuesday 27th December 2022) in a phone interview, Pibor information Minister Abraham Kelang said the[Read More…]
Activist slams national leadership over Pibor killings
By Bida Elly David A civil Society activist has slammed the national government leadership over their reluctance to proactively respond to the current conflict in Greater Pibor Administrative Area saying that their silence without action would continue to escalate the violence further if not well addressed. In a statement extended[Read More…]
Communication authority vows to reduce communication costs
By Bida Elly David National Communication Authority has made a positive move to rescue the country from high communication costs by connecting well advanced fibre optic cables from Ethiopia for affirmative improvement. This development was revealed last week following the authority’s plans to improve the country’s communication network that had[Read More…]
Company sues state government over unpaid dues
By Bida Elly David The managing director for Trans Africa partners Co. Limited has said that his company has opened a case against the government of Upper Nile State following unpaid dues for the installation of CCTV and supplies to various ministries since 2011. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper[Read More…]
Jonglei, Greater Pibor bleeds as other States celebrate Christmas
By Mary Poni As citizens across South Sudan joined the rest of the world to celebrate this Christmas feast, greater Jonglei and most particularly Pibor Administrative Area is bleeding as armed youth from Jonglei State reportedly mobilized themselves and attacked youth from Pibor area. Edmund Yakani, the Executive Director of[Read More…]
Power tussle won’t take us anywhere, Kiir warns
By William Madouk Garang President Salva Kiir Mayardit has said power struggle will not benefit the country in any way but rather toss the nation into total destruction and fiery furnace. Addressing congregation at St. Theresa Cathedral parish on the Christmas Day, President Kiir cited that it’s now a time[Read More…]