Jonglei State

Over 4, 000 returnees lack food

By Manas James Thousands of returnees remained in dire need of humanitarian aid in Ayod County in Jonglei State, weeks after their arrival from Sudan. War broke out between the Sudanese rival military factions on 15th April in the capital, Khartoum, and later spread to other parts of the country,[Read More…]

Ayod County battles with drug shortage

By Manas James Ayod County in Jonglei State has been hit by a severe drug shortage, with residents relying on traditional medicines for treatment, local officials said. Duk County commissioner, James Chuol Jiek said they ran out of life-saving drugs since April, and that the situation becomes difficult following an[Read More…]

Over 3,000 returnees lack food

By Manas James Over than 3, 000 households who fled the war in Sudan have remained without food and shelter, months after arriving in Fangak County of Jonglei State, local officials said. The war that broke out between the Sudanese rival military factions on 15 April in the capital, Khartoum[Read More…]

Police arrests over 80 gangsters

By Manas James Police in Jonglei State have arrested more than 80 members of gang groups, popularly known as ‘Niggers’ in an ongoing crackdown in the state capital, Bor. The state police commissioner, Maj. Gen. Elia Costa Faustino told No. 1 Citizen Newspaper that files of majority of those arrested[Read More…]

Lack of network hampers service delivery

By Manas James Fangak County Commissioner in Jonglei State, Biel Boutrus, has decried a lack of telecommunication network across in area. He said it affects coordination between the state leadership and delivery of services to residents. Commissioner Biel said sometimes they rely on individuals as messengers to have government activities[Read More…]

Food poisoning kills 4 people

By Manas James Four people died of suspected food poisoning on Tuesday, while others hospitalized under serious conditions at in Pieri in Uror County of Jonglei State. The county health director, Rebecca Nyanuer Kai calls on the Health Ministry and aid agencies to investigate the matter, saying food samples had[Read More…]

Jonglei launches Back-to-Learning campaign

By Manas James Jonglei State government has launched a Back-to-Learning campaign in the state capital, Bor to encourage the enrollment of school-age children and dropouts. Addressing citizens who gathered to attend Tuesday’s launching ceremony, Gabriel Deng Ajak, the state education minister, emphasized the importance of education in the country’s development.[Read More…]

University makes farming part of the curriculum

By Manas James Administration of Dr. John Garang Memorial University of Science and Technology in Jonglei state has embarked on a large-scale agricultural project as part of the institution’s academic program. In an interview, Prof. Abraham Matoc Dhal, the University’s Vice-Chancellor, told No. 1 Citizen Daily newspaper that the program[Read More…]