By Hou Akot Hou A 45-day refresher training program for 1,000 police officers has commenced in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state-Aweil. The program that aimed at enhancing the personnel’s skills in protecting civilians and property has attracted both commissioned and non-commissioned officers. The State Commissioner of Police, Philip Madut[Read More…]
Northern Bahr el-ghazal
Trader arrested for illegal gun deal
By Hou Akot Hou A Sudanese trader is in custody at Gokmachar police station of Aweil North County Northern Bahr El Ghazal over illegal arms deal. A client, allegedly accidentally shot himself with a pistol he bought from to the Sudanese illegal gun dealer. The client, identified as Bol[Read More…]
Police nabs 21 suspects in Aweil
By Hou Akot Hou At least 21 suspects are in police custody in Aweil Town, Northern Bahr El Ghazal state, facing accusations of theft and drug dealing. State Police Commissioner, Philip Madut Tong confirmed on Friday that the suspects will be produced before court. “We apprehended these young men[Read More…]
Fox bites two people in Aweil West County
By Hou Akot Hou Two people in Aweil West County, Northern Bahr El State have been bitten by a fox on Monday night, raising concerns about potential rabies exposure. According to Lual Khamis Lual, deputy director of Nyamlel Hospital, the victims were a 50-year-old woman named Akon Lual Kur[Read More…]
South Sudan diaspora explores education, healthcare Support
By Hou Akot Hou A delegation from Undying Hope International (UHI), a South Sudanese diaspora organization based in the United States, arrived in Aweil Town, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, on Tuesday. The team, led by its president, Thiel Thomas Dhel and accompanied by investors and donors, was warmly[Read More…]
NRC launches $5 million project to empower returnees, IDPs
By Hou Akot Hou Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has launched a transformative $5 million project in Northern Bahr El Gazal state. The project aims at building resilience and self-reliance among returnees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the state. Both beneficiaries and local authorities, embraced the initiative with enthusiasm[Read More…]
NBG Agriculture minister sacked
By Hou Akot Hou Northern Bahr el Ghazal State Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Hon. Anei Deng Akok, has been fired in a gubernatorial decree. The governor, Tong Aken Ngor, then appointed Hon. Awaya Awaya Makuei as his replacement. The successor, Awaya, and his predecessor, Anei Deng Akok, are[Read More…]
Missing Wildlife warden found hanging dead
By Hou Akot Hou A wildlife officer in Northern Bahr El Gazal State was found dead hanging from a tree in a forest on Tuesday, according to wildlife authorities. The director of the wildlife department in NGBs, John Reuben identified to deceased officer to journalists in Aweil on Wednesday,[Read More…]
Aweil West announces elimination of stray dogs
By Hou Akot Hou Authorities in Aweil West County, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, have issued an order to eliminate all street dogs that wander without their rightful owners on Saturday. The police have issued a statement announcing to the public that they should stay home this coming Saturday so[Read More…]
Central Bank takes to farming
By Deng Athian Bank of South Sudan (BoSS) is joining the national push for increased local food production, pledging to cultivate its own land and urging citizens to do the same. BoSS announced its intention to begin rice farming on 1,000 feddans allocated by Northern Bahr El Ghazal state[Read More…]
Fatal car crash kills 2 SSPDF soldiers
By Hou Akot Hou A military vehicle belonging to the South Sudan People Defence Force (SSPDF overturned after swinging off the road, leaving two soldiers onboard dead on the spot on Monday. The car was reportedly travelling from Marial Baii Payam of Aweil West County to Gok-machar of Aweil[Read More…]
Central Bank Governor vows to complete Aweil Branch
By Hou Akot Hou Central Bank Governor Dr. James Alic Garang has pledged to finish construction of the bank’s Aweil branch during a recent visit. “I’m here to see the progress,” Garang told media. “The wall is complete, but we need to furnish the interior and plan an official[Read More…]
Fire kills two children
By Hou Akot Hou Two children were burned to ashes when a fire gutted a grass-thatched hut at Mangok Payam in Aweil East County, Northern Bahr El Gazal State. According to the local authorities, the incident occurred on Tuesday night, when the mother of the deceased set out for[Read More…]
State cabinet Passes SSP 8.6 Billion fiscal budget
By Deng Athian Northern Bahr El Ghazal State (NBGs) cabinet has approved and passed a budget of 8.6 billion South Sudanese pounds (SSP) for the current fiscal year. This comes after a council of ministers meeting in Aweil town, where the details of the budget were presented and approved.[Read More…]
Returnees in uncertainty after fleeing Sudan conflict
By Hou Akot Hou Hundreds of thousands South Sudanese returnees who have arrived in Aweil East County, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State after fleeing violence in Southern Kordofan state of Sudan are in dilemma. Several of the returnees, while speaking to our reporter, offer a harrowing ordeal of their[Read More…]
Police probes four suspects over child’s death
By Hou Akot Hou The police in Aweil North County, Northern Bahr El Gazal State is holding four suspects accused of allowing a wall to collapse and kill a child. Mother of the deceased child, identified as Adut Deng Dot and three men she invited to help her build[Read More…]
SPLM youth league chairperson fired
By Hou Akot Hou Sudan People Liberation Movement chairperson of Aweil East County got fired last week, over allegations of playing double standards. In a letter seen by this outlet, Mangar Mou Anyar was given a number of reasons, enumerated as part of his dismissal. Mangar is accused of[Read More…]
Crocodile devours 8 goats in Aweil
By Hou Akot Hou Authorities in Kuom Boma, Nyalath payam in Aweil Center County of Northern Bahr El Gazal, are raising concerns about a crocodile that has been preying on goats near a local stream. The Boma administrator, Garang Wany Liai, revealed that the reptile had been lurking in[Read More…]
Three rape suspects await trial
By Hou Akot Hou Police in Aweil West County of Northern Bahr El Gazal state have arraigned three rape suspects currently remanded in Nyamlel town, for trail. The three suspects, allegedly lured a woman with a drink and raped her in a marriage ceremony at Pantiit village, on outskirts of[Read More…]
Maper fire leaves over 148 million SSP loss on traders
By Deng Athian Fire that gutted Maper Market, Aweil town of Northern Bahr El Ghazal state, last week, destroyed goods worth 148 million South Sudanese pounds, the municipal council has reported. Aweil town Mayor, Zachariah Dut Mou formed a committee comprised of seven members to investigate the fire outbreak,[Read More…]