By Deng Ghai Deng Bor Hospital Staff in Jonglei State have issued a formal threat to strike, due to unpaid incentives. In a letter addressed to the Jonglei State Ministry of Health, Crisis Management Committee of the hospital staff expressed deep frustration over lack of resolution from the Ministry[Read More…]
Jonglei State
Motorboat fire injures 19 in Bor
By Deng Ghai Deng At least 19 people are receiving medical treatment following a catastrophic fire that gutted a motorboat carrying diesel and petrol on Sunday. The boat, which was loaded in Juba and enroute Unity State, caught fire under unclear circumstances. Elijah Thongbor, Secretary General of the Boat[Read More…]
HUNGER: Over 40 die in Greater Pibor Administrative Area
By Deng Ghai Deng Greater Pibor Administrative Area has been gripped by a devastating hunger crisis, with over 40 reported deaths due to starvation. The dire situation has captured the attention of national and international bodies as the local government and humanitarian agencies scramble to address the escalating emergency.[Read More…]
Day Star Academy tops Maths contest in Bor
By Deng Ghai Deng Day Star Academy triumphed in a recent Mathematics contest held in Bor, outperforming three other secondary schools in both junior and senior categories. The competition, which took place at Alliance High School on Friday, aimed to bolster students’ mathematical skills in preparation for university entrance.[Read More…]
Duk, Twic East communities agree to end hostilities
By Deng Ghai Deng Ayual community of Twic East County and Hol community of Duk County have agreed to end a deadly conflict that has left more than 15 people dead over the past few months, officials announced on Sunday. The agreement was reached during a consultative peace conference[Read More…]
SPLA-IO condemns attack on its position in Jonglei State
By Deng Ghai Deng The SPLA-IO strongly condemned what it described as an act of aggression by the SSPDF against its defensive position in Motot Payam, Uror County, Jonglei State. According to the statement released, Thursday, by SPLA-IO spokesperson Col. Lam Paul Gabriel, the attack occurred late Wednesday night[Read More…]
Jonglei forms committee to restore calm in Duk, Twic East counties
By Deng Ghai Deng Against a backdrop of heightened tensions and recent deadly clashes, the Jonglei State Legislative Assembly has moved decisively to address the unrest in Duk and Twic East Counties by forming a dedicated committee aimed at restoring peace. Chaired by Hon. Maker Chol Adol, the 7-member[Read More…]
Police rushes to quell deadly Duk, Twic East clashes
By Deng Ghai Deng Authorities in Jonglei State have dispatched police forces to quell deadly clashes between rival communities of Duk and Twic East Counties. Maj. Gen. Elia Costa, the Jonglei State police commissioner, confirmed that nine people were killed and eight others wounded during clashes between the Hol[Read More…]
Prison Director suspended after jailbreak
By Deng Ghai Deng The director of Bor Central Prison has been suspended following a daring prison break that saw at least four inmates forcefully freed by armed assailants in the Tibeek suburb on Saturday. Eyewitness Nyok Malet, reporting via a WhatsApp group, stated that members of the Hol[Read More…]
Detained Bor Photojournalist released
By Deng Ghai Deng The photojournalist who was detained in Jonglei State for nearly a month without formal charges, Abraham Aleu Anyieth Aleu, has been released following international outcry and legal intervention, his lawyer confirmed. Aleu was forcefully taken from his home in Bor on June 29 by a[Read More…]
Charge or set him free; wife of detained photojournalist demands
By Deng Ghai Deng Athieng J. Aleu, the wife of a detained photojournalist has expressed her sadness and concern over the prolonged arbitrary detention of her husband by security operatives, alleging severe mistreatment and denial of basic rights. In an emotional plea, Athieng stated that her husband was forcibly[Read More…]
Civil Society work stalls in Bor after office shutdown
By Deng Ghai Deng The Jonglei Civil Society Network (JCSN), has raised alarm over escalating harassment and intimidation of its members by security forces. This followed a forced closure of INTREPID South Sudan’s office by the National Security Service (NSS) on July 2nd in Bor town. Peter Ajak Ayom, a[Read More…]
14 abducted children return to Akobo
By Deng Ghai Deng At least fourteen children who were abducted from Akobo County several years ago have finally returned home from the Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA). The joyous reunions, however, are accompanied by a sad challenge: some of the children struggle to remember their own identities or[Read More…]
UNICEF, Bor town in joint tree planting campaign
By Deng Ghai Deng The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has joined forces with the Bor Municipal Council to launch a tree-planting campaign across Bor town. The initiative, which kicked off on Thursday, aims to plant 5,000 trees in strategic locations, including the prominent Main Pakwau roundabout. The campaign[Read More…]
Hunger kills 12 lives in Likuangole County
By Manas James Okony At least 12 people, among them five children, have succumbed to starvation in Likuangole County, Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA). The devastating events occurred over a short span of a week, from June 28 to July 2. In an interview with No. 1 Citizen Newspaper,[Read More…]
Civil Society condemns intimidation of leaders after Bor protests
By Rehan Ajuet Moun South Sudan Civil Society Forum (SSCSF) has strongly condemned the intimidation and targeting of civil society leaders and journalists by security agents in the aftermath of recent peaceful protests in Bor, Jonglei State. On June 17th and 24th, 2024, the civilians of Jonglei State took[Read More…]
Insecurity, Infrastructure Woes devastate Nyirol County
By Kidega Livingstone Insecurity, poor roads, communication and food insecurity plagues Nyirol County officials in Jonglei State. A delegation led by Nyirol County Commissioner, James Bol Makuei raise the concerns while meeting Vice President for Infrastructure Cluster, Taban Deng Gai in his office. In a statement to the media,[Read More…]
Twelve killed, 10 injured in Pochalla attack
By Kidega Livingstone A dozen civilians were shot dead, 10 others injured when unidentified armed youth in greater Pibor region attacked Ajwara Payam in Pochalla North County on Easter Sunday morning. Greater Pibor Administrative Area (GPAA) information minister Abraham Kelang, who confirmed the gruesome incident to No. 1 Citizen[Read More…]
UNMISS, partners hand over water facility in Jonglei State
By Jurugo Emmanuel Ogasto Jonglei State government and partners have handed over a solar-powered water facility to community in the Uror County. Speaking to No.1 Citizen Daily Newspaper, Jonglei State Minister of Cabinet Affairs, John Samuel Manyuon said the facility is meant to supply water to an estimated 2,000[Read More…]
Two killed in fresh attack in Akobo
By Mamer Abraham At least two people were reportedly killed and a score wounded at 8:00 a. m, on Sunday morning attack in Akobo County, Jonglei State. The commissioner of Akobo County, Puok Nyang Tutjiek, said in a statement seen by No. 1 Citizen Daily Newspaper yesterday that the[Read More…]