By Ijoo Bosco Eastern Equatoria State governor Louis Lobong Lojore on Tuesday summoned Lafon community leaders to address the youth aggression that led to the closure of the Lafon county commissioner’s office over the weekend. Elia John Alhaj, the state Minister of Information and Communication, described the incident as[Read More…]
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Ikwotos residents blamed for illegal logging
Kei Emmanuel Duku Eastern Equatoria State government has accused residents of Hatire Payam, Ikwotos County, of colluding with foreign nationals to destroy the state’s natural resources through illegal logging. Last month, South Sudanese authorities apprehended five Ugandan nationals and one South Sudanese for engaging in illegal logging activities. The[Read More…]
Budi murder: Lobong, ministers to face MPs
By William Madouk Eastern Equatoria State governor, Luis Lobong Lojore, and five key ministers may be summoned to the parliament to clarify the alleged killing of 12 South Sudanese by Ugandan wildlife wardens in Budi County. Legislator representing Budi County in the national assembly, Oreste Lopara said twelve South[Read More…]
Torit faithful pays over $1,000 for breaking Virgin Mary’s Statue
By Philip Buda Ladu Police in Eastern Equatoria State said Our Lady of Holy Rosary Catholic Parish in Torit town received payment of 1,061 USD dollars last week, as compensation for replacement of a statue of the Virgin Mary. Another separate amount of 600,000 South Sudanese Pounds (SSP) was[Read More…]
Delays in S.4 results frustrate parents
By Ijoo Bosco Community members in Eastern Equatoria state have expressed deep concern over the prolonged delay in the release of results for the South Sudan Secondary School Certificate of Education. Paska Akello, a mother of two children who sat the exams last year, expressed her frustration at[Read More…]
Hatire eruption damages farms, kills fish
By Kei Emmanuel Duku An eruption in Hatire Payam, Ikwotos County of Eastern Equatoria state has damaged farmlands and killed fish in River Kinyeti due to pollution. Eastern Equatoria Information Minister, Elia John Ahaji confirmed the incident. The minister explained that high underground temperatures caused the explosions and forcing[Read More…]
Two abducted children rescued
By Ijoo Bosco Two children who were abducted in Lowoi Payam, Torit County, by armed men allegedly from Greater Pibor Administrative Area have been recused by community youth. Authorities said two of the abductors were killed by the youth who went after them. Lowoi Paramount Chief, Khamis Thomas Okanyi[Read More…]
Otuho King requests Parish for Hiyala Payam
By Ijoo Bosco King of Otuho Mayya, His Majesty David Oyalala has called on the Catholic Diocese of Torit to establish a parish and build a church in Hiyala Payam, to end the cycle of revenge attacks and promote peace in the area. This request came during the first[Read More…]
Pursuit of wealth fuels child marriage-Minister
By Bosco Bush Eastern Equatoria State Minister of Local Government and Law Enforcement, Peter Lokeng Lotone, has said the quest by men to have wealth is the main driving factor encouraging child marriage. He acknowledged the ongoing issue of child marriage in the country and blamed men for being[Read More…]
Lafon recovers road attack survivor
By Ijoo Bosco Authorities in Lafon County have recovered a 23-year-old man who escaped an attack on him and his colleagues along the Lafon-Mogiri road leading to Juba. Lafon Central Chief Augustine Lijuok Olum confirmed the incident, stating that the missing traders had been found alive, although the escaped[Read More…]
Lobong urges overwhelming support for Kiir
By Ijoo Bosco Eastern Equatoria state governor, Louis Lobong Lojore has urged the people to overwhelmingly vote for President Salva Kiir in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Addressing supporters in Torit, upon his return from Juba, where Kiir was officially endorsed as SPLM’s sole candidate, Lobong praised residents of[Read More…]
Military commanders receive child protection training
By Ijoo Bosco Fifty South Sudanese People’s Defense Force (SSPDF) military officers from Brigade 3 are attending a two-day capacity-building training workshop on child protection in Torit town, Eastern Equatoria State. The training is being organized by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Child Protection Department to[Read More…]
Magwi County summons executive officers for objecting to transfers
By Ijoo Bosco Magwi County is set to summon payam executive officers who failed to respond to a recent reshuffle. Speaking to Voice of Freedom, Mr. Okeny David Oboma, the Deputy Executive Director, explained that officers cannot remain in the same position for more than ten years, necessitating the[Read More…]
A call for free speech, responsible social media use
By Ijoo Bosco A two-day stakeholders’ forum in Torit, Eastern Equatoria State concluded with a call to respect fundamental rights of free expression, association, and peaceful assembly. These rights are crucial for a democratic South Sudan. Eastern Equatoria State Minister of Animal Resources and Fisheries, Angelo Geri William in[Read More…]
Eastern Equatoria condemns Magwi attack, urges calm
By Ijoo Bosco Eastern Equatoria State government strongly condemned the recent attack in Magwi County by suspected National Salvation Front (NAS) rebels. The clash with South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) left three people dead. State Minister of Animal Resources and Fisheries, Angelo Geri urged Magwi County youth not[Read More…]
Eastern Equatoria holds forum on civic space
By Ijoo Bosco United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is conducting a two-day forum in Torit, Eastern Equatoria State, to promote civic and political space in the lead-up to the December 2024 general elections. Opening the forum, State Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Abdalla Oting commended UNMISS for educating[Read More…]
Activist calls for law against idlers
By Ijoo Bosco Women’s rights activist Lily Hedita urged the Eastern Equatoria State government to enact laws punishing men who idle around instead of supporting agriculture. Hedita, who was speaking on the Voice of Eastern Equatoria Radio 97.5 FM, argued that such laws would encourage men to jointly support[Read More…]
Youth urged to embrace innovation, end cattle raiding
By Ijoo Bosco Eastern Equatoria State authorities are urging youth to embrace creativity and self-reliance for nation building. State Minister of Peace building, Marko Lokidor made the call while addressing young people at a recent project launch in Torit, emphasizing the need to move beyond dependence on cattle raiding[Read More…]
Two killed in Kapoeta East cattle raid
By Ijoo Bosco At least two people were killed, and two others suffered serious gunshot wounds in Kapoeta East County, Eastern Equatoria State during a cross-border cattle raid by suspected Turkana youth from neighbouring Kenya. Kapoeta East County Commissioner, Abdalla Angelo Lokeno who confirmed the incident to No. 1[Read More…]
Lobong orders Torit market renovation
By Ijoo Bosco Eastern Equatoria State government has issued a one-month ultimatum for businesses in Torit town to renovate or rebuild their shops along Juba highway. Oringa John Geoffrey, the Press Secretary in the office of Governor, Louis Lobong Lojore explained the initiative. “Governor Louis Lobong Lojore met with[Read More…]