By James Innocent Internally displaced communities of Minyori, Logo, Jonsuk, Soka Pisak, Wuji and Mukaya Payam in Lainya County are calling for urgent humanitarian assistance to rescue the situation of the IDPs where hundreds of households live without food, medicines, clothes and house belongings as a result of cattle herders[Read More…]
Uncategorized
Cattle herders kill five in Wuji payam
By Kiden Stela Mandela An attack in Limuro center of Lainya county yesterday afternoon left five people dead and 10 others wounded when cattle herders entered Limuro trading centre. The pastoralists from Bor first entered into the barrack and what they deliberated on in the barrack is not known by[Read More…]
Over a thousand congregants receive ash
By Emelda Siama John Over one thousand faithful congregants at Holy Rosary Catholic Parish Buluk received ash to mark the start of the lent season on Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many denominations. It marks the first day of Lent (the six[Read More…]
Death toll hits 25 in Lakes-Warrap inter-communal clashes
By William Madouk The death toll in gory cattle camp clashes between Luanyjang of Warrap and Pakam of Lakes state stands at 25 people being killed and 15 others wounded including two children and a woman. Addressing the media, Warrap State Minister of Information, William Wol Mayom said the fighting[Read More…]
Eleven Cattle raiders arrested in Panyinjinar County
By Yien Gattuor Mead Authorities in Panyinjinar County of Unity State said they have arrested eleven (11) men as suspects to help in the investigation of cattle raiding that occurred in Lake State last week. Gabriel Majok Bol, the Commissioner of Panyinjinar County told No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper on Friday[Read More…]
Mingkaman traders strike over rampant night robberies
By Yang Ater Yang Traders and shop owners in Mingkaman market of Awerial County of Lakes State have gone on peaceful strike keeping their shops shut for customers in protest of rampant cases of breakage into shops and stealing of their business stocks by thugs. The traders staged a sit-down[Read More…]
Gratitude to His Holiness Pope Francis and the other holy duo of God for the unforgettable historic visit to South Sudan
By Eng. Michael Wetnhialic Maluil, an Activist – Reachable at loikubai2020@gmail.com and WhatsApp at +211917771111 As all South Sudanese Christians and Christians worldwide warmly welcomed and celebrated His Holiness Pope Francis’ Visits to Africa along with his two other powerful Men of God, Rev. Dr. Justin Welby, the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury,[Read More…]
Fourteen pupils miss index numbers in Unity State
By Yien Gattuor Mead At least 14 pupils will miss to sit for their primary certificate of education examination in Unity State, the director General of education said. The Director General of Ministry of General Education in Unity State, Micheal Majang Malual, told No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper on Friday last[Read More…]
Choose legacy or a lifetime of regret On July 3, 2013, Egypt’s ex-president Mohammed Morsi was ousted by the army, following a turbulent year in office marked by widespread protests and human rights violations and jailed for 20 years in one of the poorest prisons in Cairo with labor and[Read More…]
MPs to join Adil, VP Igga in Kajo-Keji over incident
By Mary Poni MPs of Central Equatoria State assembly are expected to join Governor Emmanuel Adil Anthony and the Vice President for Economic Cluster Dr. James Wani Igga in Kajo-Keji today. The state parliamentarians and top leaders are anticipated to be taking part in mourning with the aggrieved people of[Read More…]
Six killed, 3 others missing in Mayom County
By Yien Gatuor Mead At least 6 civilians were reportedly killed in Riok Payam in Unity State’s Mayom County by armed pastoralists suspected to be from Tonj North in Warrap State on Thursday morning, officials said. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper on Saturday, John Bol Magak, the commissioner of[Read More…]
MoH, partners target 2.4 million for Covid-19 vaccination
By Mary Poni The Ministry of Health and its partners have embarked on a Covid-19 vaccination program that aims to reach up to 2.4 million people from all the counties in South Sudan. While addressing the press in a briefing yesterday at Palm Africa Hotel in Juba, the Director for[Read More…]
Ministry refutes hospitals’ drugs sale allegations
By Mary Poni There are; anti-malaria, painkillers and others but there are other medications that are not in the hospital because Juba Teaching Hospital is not funded and the rumours that doctors are selling public drugs is not true. Dr. Victoria Anib, Undersecretary in the Ministry of Health said in[Read More…]
Health workers deserve worth salaries
By Mary Poni As health Pooled Fund has stopped to continue support the nation in terms of health services, it’s going to be a very tough moment for the government to lobby for support as well as health servants deserve worth salary pay. The issues of Juba Teaching Hospital have[Read More…]
SPLA-IO and SSPDF forces exchange blames
By Tereza Jeremiah Chuei The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army in Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) military spokesperson Col. Lam Paul Gabriel has accused some elements within South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) of creating problems in order for peace not to prevail, with the aim of benefiting from the conflict. This came following[Read More…]
Legislator slams telecom companies amid poor network
By Bida Elly The SPLM party chief whip at the national legislative assembly has called on the national communication authority to invest many efforts towards improving the Country’s telecommunication services from the state of jeopardy to compete with advance Countries. This development arose during the opening ceremony of the three[Read More…]
Parliamentarians’ death toll hits 62 since independence
By Taban Tom Henry The Transitional National Legislative Assembly has recorded an estimated 62 legislators who have died in the Country since its inception. Chairperson for the Specialized Committee of Information in the R-TNLA, John Agany Deng revealed to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper in an interview that the Parliament has[Read More…]
FIFA kicks off certification of ‘Juba National Stadium’ standard
By Bida Elly David The South Sudan Football Association has started certification of the new-faced Juba National Football Stadium that’s being transformed through FIFA grant aimed at pushing it to meet international standard. The certification process started earlier this week following the visit of an expert contracted by the Federation[Read More…]
YCS movement decries lack of support, demand subsidy
By Bida Elly David Young Christian Students in Juba have called on the government to prioritize the activities of the movement to enable young students at Secondary schools equip themselves with theological and religious knowledge. This development transpired yesterday during a one day drill on the current status of the[Read More…]
Rediscovering the corruptible relation of man and lion
By Malek Arol DhieuThe evolution of man forgets about his blood relation to lion, but the tradition best talks about it openly. I have a genuine reason why I exhume this decayed relation.When you meet your typical man in kingdomship or presidency, it is as if you have met your[Read More…]