By Bida Elly David Weekend commodity price hike has drawn attention of destitute families as most of them said they have resorted to buying substitute goods to feed their families since sky rocketing price discrimination has overpowered their purchasing power. According to the weekend market update carried by No.1.citizen daily[Read More…]

By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto The Block leader of Pagirinya 2 refugee settlement in Adjumani district in Uganda said there is high rate of smuggling in the refugee camp. Ladu Peter told No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper on Saturday 18th March 2023, that the act may bring insecurity in the settlement. He[Read More…]

By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto A young South Sudanese living in Maaji 2 refugee settlement, Adjumani district in Uganda, survived death in an accident that occurred along Maaji-Adjumani road on Saturday 18th March 2023. Unzimai Fekima’s car overturned when he was heading to Adjumani town for weekend. The 29-year-old, admitted that[Read More…]

By Staff Writer On the expense of the State Government, the Kajokeji County authorities on Saturday launched the grading of the 7.2 km road linking the County Administrative Area to the main hospital, the airstrip and the army barrack as the areas were becoming impassable due to poor road network.[Read More…]

By Abraham Anyon Ngoor President Salva Kiir Mayardit has directed the Minister of Roads and Bridges to construct 60-kilometer tarmac roads in Western Bahr el Ghazal state. The head of state made this remark on Saturday during his arrival in Wau, Kiir lamented over poor roads conditions and directed minister[Read More…]

By William Madouk The ruling party, SPLM led by President Salva Kiir Mayardit has started the preparations for 2024 elections to bolster their chance of winning. President Kiir during his visit to Western Bahr el Ghazal state on Saturday asked thousands of citizens to prepare for elections at the end[Read More…]

By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto Moriku Stella, a South Sudanese refugee living in Boroli refugee settlement in Adjumani district was left in tears after unknown man who claimed to be an agent of MTN Uganda asked her to read her pin number for confirmation and resetting. Moriku explained to No. 1[Read More…]

By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto An activist has urged South Sudanese refugees in the neighbouring Uganda and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to voluntarily return home to rebuild their lives, saying no one will ferry them back. Anzo Kennedy, best known by his nickname Freedom Fighter SSD made the call during a[Read More…]

By Abraham Anyon Ngoor President Salva Kiir Mayardit is expected to ring the bell in unspecified state on Monday to signal the start of the secondary education examinations, official said. An estimated 35,459 candidates are sitting for the secondary leaving examinations, with 12,539 females and 22,820 males across the country.[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The National Ministry of General Education and Instructions has made final resolution to apprehend and detain school administrators imposing high tuition fees against learners noting that the punishment will be the results of deaf ears. The ministry set the brutal measures against public and privately owned[Read More…]

By Emelda Siama John The mayor of Juba City Michael Lado Allah-Jabu has issued a local order, Thursday endorsing and commissioning the work of a Juba City Council Boda-Boda Association Steering Committee in a quest to form a new Boda-Boda association in the city. The Administration of Juba City Council[Read More…]

By Emelda Siama John Lopula The deputy governor of Central Equatoria State has warned Juba County authority, the city council and traders against limiting water supply within the city other than reaching it to the population at the outskirt of Juba. Speaking during the launching of the water treatment plant[Read More…]

By Ephraim Modi D.S An unexploded ordnance that blasted in Jebel-Mille area of Jur River County in Western Bahr El Ghazal State, on Thursday afternoon left ten people dead including children and injured two other children. The Commissioner of Jur River County, James Bak confirmed the incident to No.1 Citizen[Read More…]

By William Madouk The ministry of General Education and Instruction revealed that after getting capitation grant of SSP one billion, non-existing schools emerged posing in frantic move to have portion in just released grants. The capitation grant is meant for public schools in fulfilment of the government policy of free[Read More…]

By James Innocent Yei county health department in collaboration with SUHA South Sudan and other health partners operating in Yei held a one-day meeting on the disposal of expired drugs registered by health organization, SUHA. Malish Gordon Faustino, one of the storekeepers working for SUHA in Yei civil hospital said[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David The Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation in collaboration with the city council has set a plan to reduce charges for the water supply per barrel following the inauguration of the new water treatment plant in Juba stating that there will be no extra charges against[Read More…]

By Emelda Siama John The World Bank, and the Central Equatoria State Government work to revive Juba and Yei electricity power Grid to enable the populations get sustainable, reliable and affordable power plant in the State. The team of officials from the World Bank led by the Country’s Senior Energy[Read More…]

By Bida Elly David President Salva Kiir and the Japanese government has broken down South Sudan historical water challenge by launching a newly completed water treatment plant aimed at providing safe and clean water to citizens across the Country majorly to set them free from the burden of buying unsafe[Read More…]

By Abraham Abraham Anyon Ngoor The spokesperson of the South Sudan People’s Defenses Forces (SSPDF), Major General Lul Ruai Koang said Bilpam is not aware of Lt. General William Mark Orobi, an SSPDF officer allegedly arrested in Uganda for unlawful possession of firearm and rounds of ammunitions but was yesterday[Read More…]