Hats off to President Joe Biden! One of the most annoying things on earth is to win a competitive marriage, but you produce only one child and become infertile. You and your dear wife are still brand new spouses, but one of the rights that forces a woman to divorce,[Read More…]
Author: One Citizen Daily Newspaper
It would be proficient for those aggrieved in a nation to seek amity to resolve any discontent than through abduction of citizens and subject them to misery. As the rest of South Sudan grapples with economic turmoil, citizens trying to come to terms with high cost of living, those in[Read More…]
In 1983, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLA/M), led by the late Dr. John Garang, emerged as a key player in the conflicts. They advocated for the South to gain independence after witnessing human rights violations, mass displacement, economic hardships, famine, and other harmful atrocities committed in southern Sudan. The[Read More…]
Police rushes to quell deadly Duk, Twic East clashes
By Deng Ghai Deng Authorities in Jonglei State have dispatched police forces to quell deadly clashes between rival communities of Duk and Twic East Counties. Maj. Gen. Elia Costa, the Jonglei State police commissioner, confirmed that nine people were killed and eight others wounded during clashes between the Hol[Read More…]
Prison Director suspended after jailbreak
By Deng Ghai Deng The director of Bor Central Prison has been suspended following a daring prison break that saw at least four inmates forcefully freed by armed assailants in the Tibeek suburb on Saturday. Eyewitness Nyok Malet, reporting via a WhatsApp group, stated that members of the Hol[Read More…]
South Sudanese arrested with loaded Pistol at Elegu border
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Border officials have intercepted South Sudanese national at Elegu One Stop Border post, smuggling loaded pistol. The discovery was made during a routine check of passengers entering Uganda. According to the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), the pistol was found hidden inside a passenger’s luggage. The[Read More…]
Medical staff, local chief abducted in Morobo
By Bosco Bush Parts of Central Equatoria State, have been plagued by a series of abductions and disappearances allegedly carried out by members of the National Salvation Front (NAS) rebel group. The latest incident occurred on Saturday, July 20, 2024, in Morobo County when an ambulance transporting medical staff[Read More…]
Heavy rains leave over 1,000 homeless in Leer
By Kei Emmanuel Duku Over 1,300 people have been displaced by floods triggered by heavy rains in Leer County, Unity State, according to the Community for Progress Organization (CEPO). The affected areas include Adok, Yang, and Thonyor Payams, where the week-long downpours have destroyed homes and farmland. Residents who[Read More…]
Applicants to sue Central Bank over alleged malpractice
By Deng Ghai Deng Eighty-three job applicants have issued a formal notice of intent to sue the Bank of South Sudan (BoSS), alleging discriminatory and unfair recruitment practices. In a letter addressed to the Minister of Justice Ruben Madol Arol Kachuol, the group, led by Mr. John Mangol Majier,[Read More…]
Parliament sitting halts over Power shortage
By Philip Buda Ladu Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) has felt the pinch of the unreliable electricity supply in the country as its Monday ordinary sitting was abruptly adjourned due to a power shortage. The August House, on meeting its quorum for the day, was set to debate the[Read More…]
NAIROBI TALKS Tumaini delegates persuade Machar
By Bosco Bush The National Unity Government’s delegation to the Tumaini Initiative peace process met with First Vice President, Dr. Riek Machar Teny, to brief him on the progress made in the ongoing negotiations. This is after the SPLM-IO Political Bureau met in Juba and unanimously decided to withdraw[Read More…]
LEADERSHIP AS GOD INTENDED: The ripples effects of a leader who walks in integrity Proverbs 20:7 NKJV
By Very Rev. Nathaniel Garang Aduotdiit “The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.” Little do leaders often know that it’s not always about them only, but the generation they are called to stand for. Human life is often compared to a seed. Once[Read More…]
Elections 2024 in Ruckus
By James Aniceto Batikayo Chairman of the Real SPLM, Mr. Pagan Amum has of late revealed in a Radio Interview that the end result of the ongoing Tumaini Peace Talks in Nairobi – Kenya would be “a National Constitution Conference” to be held first in Kenya before it is officially[Read More…]
Damn! They award those who prosper at the expense of others
Instead of awarding herbivores, they award carnivores. They award those who eat other people’s flesh. To me, some awards are buyable. Carnivores who want to purify their tinted legacies can secretly donate money to award-giving institutions in order to award them. Once awarded, they think that they are distinguished, little[Read More…]
Jadalla presents cultural gifts to President Kiir
By Buda Ladu Central Equatoria State Governor Augustino Jadalla Kamilo Wani, on Saturday, presented President Salva Kiir Mayardit with cultural gifts as a gesture of friendship, leadership and power. Governor Jadalla was accompanied during the courtesy visit, by his counterpart from Eastern Equatoria State, Governor Louis Lobong Lojore, during[Read More…]
Detained Bor Photojournalist released
By Deng Ghai Deng The photojournalist who was detained in Jonglei State for nearly a month without formal charges, Abraham Aleu Anyieth Aleu, has been released following international outcry and legal intervention, his lawyer confirmed. Aleu was forcefully taken from his home in Bor on June 29 by a[Read More…]
Former Minister detests sectarianism
By Hou Akot Hou The former Minister of Youth and Sports, Albino Bol Dhieu has urged the newly appointed Governor of Northern Bahr El Gazal, Simon Uber Mawut, to avoid sectarianism and pursue a more inclusive, strategic approach to addressing the state’s challenges. Dhieu’s remarks came during office take-over[Read More…]
NBG governor takes office mantle
By William Madouk Simon Uber Mawut has assumed office of the governor of Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, amid a heroic welcome and a colossal set of responsibilities. Steps into the shoes of his predecessor, Tong Akeen Ngor, the new governor expressed gratitude to President Kiir for entrusting him[Read More…]
Police launch recruitment drive in Unity State
By Yien Gattour Mead The Unity State police authorities have requested at least 1,000 recruits from seven counties, including the Bentiu Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, to participate in a new recruitment drive that began on Friday, according to the new police commissioner. Maj. Gen. Gatkuoth Duop, stated that[Read More…]
Transporters incur losses to keep fares affordable
By Bosco Bush Amidst the ongoing hyperinflation and soaring fuel prices across South Sudan, bus and truck transporters have resolved to maintain their initial transportation charges, despite the financial burden. As of Monday, July 22, 2024, fuel prices in Juba have reached staggering levels, varying from one petrol station[Read More…]