By Hou Akot Hou Northern Bahr El Ghazal State Ministry of Animal Resources, Fisheries, and Tourism has started immunizing dogs against rabies in Aweil. The 7-day campaign came in a bid to control the number of rabies-related deaths that have been happening in the communities due to rabies-infected dog[Read More…]
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Police to auction impounded motorcycles
By Hou Akot Hou Traffic police in Aweil Town of Northern Bahr El Ghazal have given an ultimatum to bikers whose motorbikes were impounded and detained over breaches of traffic rules to come for the settlement of their cases or risk losing the bikes. Abuk Maria Akuei, a traffic[Read More…]
Man kills father over wealth
By Hou Akot Hou Police in Aweil town are holding a soldier who allegedly murdered his father in Aweil East County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal, over the weekend. The 29-year-old suspect reportedly killed his father on Sunday, November 5, 2023, in Gueng-kou boma of Yargot Payam in Aweil East[Read More…]
Youth Union to investigate Aweil controversy
By Hou Akot Hou National Youth Union has dispatched a fact-finding committee to investigate the leadership crisis that emerged within the union of Northern Bahr El Ghazal State. The office of the National Youth Union set up a committee to go and gather details on what led to the[Read More…]
Aweil to crack down on poor sanitation
By Hou Akot Hou Aweil town municipal council authorities in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State are planning to launch a door-to-door search to crack down on households without sanitation facilities at home, especially pit latrines. The town council said a committee has been set up to enable them to[Read More…]
Over 40 women trained in vocational skills
By Yang Ater Yang Over 40 women from Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and host communities in Awerial County have completed a three-month hairdressing and tailoring training. Finland Church Aid through support from Finland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs supported the training. County officials and representatives from both IDPs and host[Read More…]
NBG Youth leader jailed
By Hou Akot Hou A court in Northern Bahr El Ghazal State (NBGs) has sentenced the Chairperson of the Youth Union Mr. Tito Awen Bol to one-month imprisonment. Mr. Tawen Bol was arrested on Tuesday along with two other colleagues. He was dragged to court on Wednesday, November 1,[Read More…]
Police detains youth leader, two others
By Hou Akot Hou Police in Aweil are detaining the Northern Bahr El Ghazal State Youth Union chairperson and two other youths arrested on Tuesday. The deputy youth union spokesperson, Mr. Deng Atuop Deng, revealed that policemen stormed Railway hotel in Aw+eil town, where the youth leader and his[Read More…]
SPLM receives new cadres
By Hou Akot Hou Dozens of supporters of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) in Aweil North County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, have switched allegiance to the SPLM. In a statement posted on the official Facebook page of the Northern Bahr El Ghazal state, the defectors[Read More…]
Health officer urges families to embrace birth control
By Hou Akot Hou A reproductive health officer in Northern Bahr El Ghazal state is calling on families to embrace family planning measures for birth control. Marko Ayuel Ayuel said they discovered that a lot of people have misconceptions and stereotypes against family planning methods. “Some people do go[Read More…]
Gov’t urged to take National IDs closer to citizens
By Hou Akot Hou A civil society activist and an advocate in Aweil, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, have appealed to the government to establish immigration centers closer to the citizens so they can acquire national identification documents. The Department of Civil Registry Nationality, Passports, and Immigration is the[Read More…]
Soldier commits suicide
By Hou Akot Hou South Sudan People’s Defence Force (SSPDF) soldier has committed suicide in Udhum Payam, Aweil West County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal state. Police authorities in Udhum Payam found the deceased, identified as Dut Akuei, hanging in the bush. The soldier allegedly committed suicide after disagreements with[Read More…]
Boys escape nomads’ abuse
By Hou Akot Hou Two boys from Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, who ventured to graze cattle for Sudanese nomads in exchange for a cow, returned empty handed. The teenage boys were seeking the neighboring Sudan to address their economic hardship back home, but their master turned dishonesty to[Read More…]
Lunatic stabs two people
By Hou Akot Hou A mentally disturbed man has stabbed and injured two people in Anyuom-janng village in Gomjuer West Payam of Aweil West County, Northern Bahr El Gazal State. Eyewitnesses told this outlet on Monday that the accused man, identified as Kenyang Lual, stabbed a 3-year-old child in[Read More…]
Northern Bahr el Ghazal to vaccinate 1.2 million cattle
By Hou Akot Hou Northern Bahr El Ghazal state Ministry of Animal Resources plans to vaccinate over 1.2 million sheep and goats in the state. The Ministry’s Director General, Samuel Ajing Uguak, announced on Friday that livestock will be vaccinated against anthrax. Uguak stated numerous animal deaths, which are[Read More…]
Women appeal for training on GBV reporting
By Hou Akot Hou Women have petitioned the government and partners to empower them on how to report gender-based violence (GBV) cases among the community. The women in Aweil South County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State said partners such as the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), could[Read More…]
UMISS holds peace dissemination rally
By Hou Akot Hou United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) held a one-day peace rally at Malek-alel’s headquarters for Aweil South County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State to disseminate the revitalized agreement, on Monday. The rally was meant to enlighten the public on the revitalized peace pact that[Read More…]
Man arrested for setting houses ablaze
By Hou Akot Hou Police in Udhum Payam of Aweil West County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, are holding a 29-year-old man accused of having set fire to five grass-thatched tukuls over the weekend at his residence in Udhum village. The suspect is identified as Pan-Kot Bol, who is[Read More…]
Man arrested for setting houses ablaze
By Hou Akot Hou Police in Udhum Payam of Aweil West County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, are holding a 29-year-old man accused of having set fire to five grass-thatched tukuls over the weekend at his residence in Udhum village. The suspect is identified as Pan-Kot Bol, who is[Read More…]
Governor pledges varsity students SSP 2mllion
By Hou Akot Hou Northern Bahr El Ghazal State (NBGs) governor has pledged SSP 2,000,000 to the University of Northern Bahr Ghazel Student Association. Governor, Tong Aken Ngor made the pledge during celebration of academic achievements of members of the students Association. Students hailing from Aweil and studying at[Read More…]