By Hou Akot Hou Aweil Civil Hospital’s doctors are requesting blood donations as the blood bank is running low. The blood bank focal person, Lual Aleu Jok, urged the public to assist in providing blood to patients diagnosed with anemia or lack of blood. Aleu said it is high[Read More…]
Northern Bahr el-ghazal
Over 20 teachers detained in Aweil
By Hou Akot Hou Police in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State are detaining over 20 teachers who reportedly rioted at the Ministry of Finance due to salary cut. One of the teachers Albino Atem Bol said they attempted to approach the minister of finance to sort out their issue[Read More…]
Man found dead in Aweil
By Hou Akot Hou A man identified by his only initials as Garang was found dead in the forest. Residents at Nyalath Payam in Aweil Center county said the deceased is a mentally retarded man who was missing for days until he was found lying dead in the[Read More…]
Education Ministry to crack down on illegal schools
By Hou Akot Hou Ministry of General Education in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state has threatened to shut down unregistered private schools. Director General, Santino Bol Akot revealed that some schools are operating without registration, saying others bear wrong logos and operate in unsuitable premises. “We are going to[Read More…]
IGP arrives Aweil
Inspector General of Police, General Atem Marol Biar, in Northern Bahr El Ghazal as part of his countrywide tour to assess the work of the police force. He stated that he and his team wanted to familiarize themselves with the situation on the ground to ensure the police are performing[Read More…]
Governor urges MPs to enact deforestation laws
By Hou Akot Hou Northern Bahr El Ghazal State governor, Tong Aken Ngor urges the members of the state legislative assembly to enact laws that preserve the natural forests. Aken made the call while addressing the state members of parliament on Wednesday during the reopening of the state parliament[Read More…]
NBGs assembly reopens
By staff writer Members of Northern Bahr El Ghazal State (NBGs) Transitional Legislative Assembly have resumed business after six months of recess. The House had gone on recess to allow MPs to disseminate message of peace in their respective constituencies. Addressing MPs during the inauguration, the NBGs governor, Tong[Read More…]
Man kills wife, leaving 3-month baby
By Hou Akot Hou A cruel and heartless scene befell residents of Malek-Alell of Aweil South County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal, when a man killed his lactating wife, leaving behind a 3-month-old baby. The paramount chief of the area, Ayom Ateny Wek, confirmed the incident to the No. 1[Read More…]
Returnees receive cash
By Hou Akot Hou Over one thousand returnees in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State have received financial support from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The cash is a part of the reintegration package strategy. A representative of the State Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC), Dut Garang Deng, said[Read More…]
Six residents detained over dead body
By Hou Akot Hou At least six people are being detained in Rum-tiit Boma, Aweil town of Northern Bahr El Ghazal State after discovering remains of a dead person. The area administrator, Dut Garang Dau, said the six suspects were in police custody to help establish the cause of[Read More…]
Floods overturn trucks in Lakes State
By Yang Ater Yang Heavy flooding from unknown sources has blocked Bahr El Ghazal highway, leaving passengers, business vehicles, and truck drivers stranded alongside the road. Two heavy vehicles have overturned, further complicating the situation. The flooding occupied areas of Aerial-teen, Ameeth, and nearby Aluakluak Payam of Yirol West[Read More…]
Six chiefs detained over area annexation
By Hou Akot Hou Authorities briefly detained six chiefs of Kuom Boma in Nyalath Paym of Aweil Centre County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal state for resisting the annexation of their area to Aweil municipality. The Boma administrator, Mr. William Ajing revealed that the six chiefs were arrested on Thursday,[Read More…]
Aweil residents given one month to construct toilets
By Hou Akot Hou Aweil municipal council authorities in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state have given over 750 households without toilets a one-month ultimatum to dig pit latrines in the town. The authorities disclosed that they have registered more than 750 households that they have found to have been[Read More…]
Gov’t grapples with homeless returnees
By Hou Akot Hou Authorities in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state are grappling with tens of thousands of returnees who fled the violent war in Sudan and haven’t gotten homes to settle in. Angelo Deng Akol, the deputy chairperson of the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission, said on Thursday that[Read More…]
Applicants get ultimatum to acquire land title
By Hou Akot Hou Authorities in Aweil Town, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, have issued an ultimatum to individuals with land tokens in the town to process their land title deed within a week’s time. The Director General at the State Ministry of Physical Infrastructure, Mr. Akot Anguei Akot,[Read More…]
Over 20 teachers sent for capacity training
By Hou Akot Hou Northern Bahr El Ghazal State Ministry of General Education said it has sent at least 23 teachers for capacity-building training. The state education authorities disclosed yesterday that they have dispatched 23 teachers early this week for capacity-building and leadership training opportunities both abroad and[Read More…]
Committee fails to resolve Aweil Youth Union squabble
By Hou Akot Hou A fact-finding committee sent by the president of the National Youth Union, Gola Boyoi to Aweil Town returned to Juba without a resolution. The youth executive members who were contacted by the three-member committee refused to outline their grievances over the dispute that led to[Read More…]
Governor warns against deforestation
By Bida Elly David Northern Bahr El Ghazal State governor, Tong Akeen Ngor, has warned citizens against cutting trees and urged them to plant more for environmental sustainability. Ngor issued the warning yesterday during a tree-planting campaign aimed at enlightening people on the importance of trees and how they[Read More…]
Advocates rally stakeholders to combat corruption
By Hou Akot Hou An official from the anti-corruption commission in Northern Bahr El Ghazal has urged stakeholders to join the fight against ill practices of corrupting public resources for individual selfish benefits. Makuei Mawien Deng, an official from the state anti-corruption commission, was speaking during a three-day symposium organized[Read More…]
Dinka Malual give Arab nomad conditions on grazing
By Hou Akot Hou Dinka Malual of South Sudan urged Rezigat pastoralists from Sudan to respect the peace accord they signed and avoid driving their cattle early to their area. The Dinka Malual peace committee that inked the deal with the Rezigat pastoralist community’s representative in Darfur met Wednesday,[Read More…]