Akol Madut Ngong A lawmaker in the Transitional National Legislative Assembly representing SPLM-IO has called on the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries to initiate a policy frame work to guard livestock movement in the country. This came during the closure of the three days Livestock Conference that brought together relevant[Read More…]
Author: Number One Citizen Daily Newspaper
Central Bank pledges to finance youth projects
By Bida Elly David The first deputy governor of the Bank of South Sudan had reiterated commitment to allocate financial resources to support South Sudan Young people who are enthusiastic to exercise their skills and appreciated Stanbic Bank for their firmness towards supporting the junior NBA league. This development came[Read More…]
Gov’t releases S.4 results, Jonglei takes the lead
By Bida Elly The national Ministry of General Education and Instructions over the weekend released the senior four results for the year 2021-2022 examination where Jonglei State took the lead with seven students among the top ten followed by Central Equatoria State. Recently, students across the Country sat for the[Read More…]
Ethiopia pledges to fund implementation of the roadmap
By Bida Elly David The Ethiopian Ambassador to South Sudan has over the weekend reiterated his country’s commitment to aid the implementation of the peace roadmap and appreciated President Salva Kiir Mayardit for being among Presidents in Africa that advocate for peace amid the conflicts in Ethiopia. This development came[Read More…]
Fake future for original people!
By Malek Arol Dhieu How bright is the future being prepared by China? What if Chinese prepare our future in their own image? Small eyes, flat bottom, narrow face, short stature, depressed head, light-skinned, brown hair and alikeness of faces. Can such a foreign future be accepted by our ancestors?[Read More…]
Editorial
BOOST THE SALARIES OF UNIFIED FORCES In the recently concluded graduation of the Necessary Unified Forces of South Sudan, the nation heard remarks from many speakers that were invited to give a word on that prestigious day for the Republic. These speeches came from the President, some of the Vice[Read More…]
Youth urged to abandon guns and go to school
By Akol Madut Ngong The Minister of Local Government and Law Enforcement in Western Bahr el Ghazal State has urged young South Sudanese to put down guns used for cattle rustling and go to school. He made the appeal yesterday during the national livestock conference in Juba that brought participants[Read More…]
Lual Deng foundation, Stanbic bank, NBA strike deal to support junior league
By Bida Elly David Lual Deng foundation in collaboration with Stanbic bank and the NBA Africa on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding to support South Sudan junior NBA league. The major aim of the memo was to improve South Sudan Basketball Association (SSBA) through the young generation who would[Read More…]
Livestock not a problem, but people’s attitudes
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Governor of Eastern Equatoria State Louis Lobong Lojore declared that livestock are not the problem but rather the attitudes of people are to blame for cattle-related violence that has often triggered inter-communal violence and subnational conflicts across the country. The governor asserted that stringent rules[Read More…]
Kinji Secondary School construction resumes in Yei
By James Innocent Ali Construction work at Kinji Secondary School has resumed after the Commissioner of Yei River County launched the project that had earlier came to a standstill at some point in the middle following its first launch by the governor of Central Equatoria State Emmanuel Adil Antony. The[Read More…]
Cabinet approves over 700m dollars for Juba-Rumbek road project
By Mary Poni The Council of Ministers in their regular meeting on Friday deliberated on the report of the National Minister of Roads and Bridges. They discussed on the Juba-Terekeka-Rumbek Highway project budget presented to the Cabinet. The Minister of Information and Government’s spokesperson, Michael Makuei Lueth said the report[Read More…]
Police discover three corpses within Juba
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Police authorities said they had found three dead bodies in three different locations within Juba city neighborhoods on 31st August 2022. Brig. Gen. James Dak Karlo, the deputy spokesperson of the national police service said the corpses were recovered in Munuki Suk Libya, Hai Referendum,[Read More…]
Gov’t calls on Troika to back roadmap
By Taban Henry The Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) has on Friday called on the Troika countries (US, UK and Norway) to support the government roadmap on the extension of the transitional period. This came after the Minister of Cabinet Affairs briefed the Cabinet on the extraordinary meeting[Read More…]
Editorial
SECURITY IS KEY TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ‘The forces have now been unified–you do not belong to any individual/ party or group of people–you are Unified forces of the Republic of South Sudan,’ these were the common phrases that were said on Tuesday by most of the speakers at the graduation[Read More…]
Floods disconnect five counties from Awiel Municipality
Akol Madut Ngong Floods have seriously affected and disconnected five counties of Northern Bahr el Ghazal State from the State capital Awiel due to climatic change and global impact. Emmanuel Dhel Peter, the Assistant press secretary in the Office of the Governor of northern Bahr el Ghazal State said the[Read More…]
Activists call for speedy deployment of unified forces
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The South Sudan Women Coalition, South Sudan Youth Coalition and Civil Society forum have yesterday called on the government to expedite the redeployment and operationalization of the phase two of the Training of the Unified Forces. Speaking during the R-JMEC Extraordinary Meeting in Juba on Thursday,[Read More…]
Juba Mayor regrets failure to collect garbage
By Taban Henry The Juba City mayor has acknowledged and regretted the failure of the city council authorities to properly collect and manage garbage from across the city. Speaking in an interview with No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, Mayor of Juba City Michael Lado Allah-Jabu said they regret their incapacity to[Read More…]
Chief accuses Mundri East county commissioner of inadequate services
By John Sylvester Timba A chief in Mundri East County of Western Equatoria State has publicly accused the authorities of Mundri East County for not doing enough in order to restore back the hope of development in the County. Levis Kiropa made the remark last week on Friday during the[Read More…]
Three people reported missing in Bentiu PoC site
By Yien Gattuor Mead At least three people have been reported missing at the protection of civilians’ site (PoC) in Bentiu of Unity State on Wednesday night, that’s according to the chairperson of Bentiu Youth forum. Mr. Kalany Bolis Kueth, the chairperson of Bentiu Youth Forum disclosed to No.1 Citizen[Read More…]
Lack of welfare for Journalists affects quality of the Profession
By Matia Samuel Timatio The Executive Director of the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS) said the welfare of journalists in South Sudan should be prioritized to promote the basic wellbeing of the journalists and boost the professional performances. Michael Duku, the AMDISS Executive Director was speaking[Read More…]