By Hou Akot Hou   Authorities in Aweil East County, Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, have detained over 80 young people for questioning. They were found loitering around hotels at night without apparent reason, raising suspicions of criminal activity. According to police inspector Pinyding Makuach Kuol, the detained group is[Read More…]

By Yang Ater   Health authorities in Awerial County, Lakes State, are set to administer preventive treatment for Elephantiasis and River Blindness to at least 62,000 people. Elephantiasis, a tropical disease mainly transmitted by nematodes (roundworms), causes swelling of the legs, arms, breast, or abdomen when transmitted through mosquito bites.[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou A 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly luring a girl into a having sex as they were both heading to a nightclub in Malual-Kuel, Aweil East County, near the border area. The police inspector for Northern Bahr El Ghazal State, Mr. Pinyding Kuol Makuach, said[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   Police in Aweil, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, have detained 31 young people who were allegedly involved in inappropriate behaviour ahead of South Sudan’s 13th Independence Anniversary on Tuesday. According to Captain Guot Guot Akol, the police spokesperson, the youths, ranging in age from 16[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou Police have arrested five young suspects accused of breaking into a shop in Aroyo, the county headquarters, and stealing 3 million SSP (South Sudanese Pounds) along with 24 cartons of biscuits and a motorcycle. “These young men broke into a building, removed the iron sheet roof,[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   Police in Aweil Town, Northern Bahr el Ghazal state, have apprehended a woman who abandoned her newborn baby boy due to dire economic circumstances. The mother’s identity has not been disclosed, but according to authorities, the woman found it increasingly difficult to care for her[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   Two traditional chiefs in Aweil North County, Northern Bahr el Ghazal State, have been arrested following a disagreement over the position of paramount chief. The two chiefs, Aturjong Aturjong and Dau Deng Nyuol, were competing for the role of paramount chief in the area. The[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   A 17-year-old boy drowned last Friday while attempting to cross a river in Aweil North County to attend a function in Aweil Town. According to Aweil North County Commissioner, Mr. Kiir Chan Wol, the incident occurred when the victim, identified as Diing Ngong Deng, was[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   Police in Aweil East County, Northern Bahr Ghazal state, have detained two men for allegedly burning down the homes of their sister’s suitor. According to Pinyding Makuach Kuol, the officer in charge at Wanyjok police station, the incident occurred after a man known only as[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   Two minors have reportedly died of food poisoning at Akuang-ngap boma in Aweil West County, Northern Bahr El Gazal State. Emerging reports indicate that improper cooking of food caused the death of the children. The first incident unfolded on Wednesday when a mother was accused[Read More…]

By Hou Akot Hou   A young woman, around 18 years old, tragically took her own life over the weekend in the Maper-West neighborhoods of Aweil Town, Northern Bahr El Gazal State. The deceased, identified as Adhet Deng Chol, was reported to have quarreled with her co-wife, with whom she[Read More…]