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SSPDF planning a Major Offensive In Bentiu Against the -IO

- February 27, 2019

This statement was released by Col. Philip Jima. He said that the so-called #SSPDF division 4 in Rubkona county Pakur area, sent a SSPDF troops to the #SPLA_IO Cantonment site in Pakur under the Cammanship of #Cde_Lok_Tang_Reat proclaimed that the entire territory belong to the SSPDF. According to the SPLA-IO Cantonment site area operation Commander, Cde Lok Tang Reat says, the unagreed sharing of the military cantonment area making by the SSPDF, is totally and incompetent and seem to be the violations of cessation of the hostilities and will wage the heavy breathing at the Khartoum Peace Agreement (#KPA) if without a watchful eye from the Peace mediators. We are hereby appealing to the International Communities although the regional blocs so-called AU and IGAD to be watchful and come up with an immediate investigation against the Juba regime for resuming the anti-peace campaign that will keep on derailing the signed peace consensus in Khartoum, and should withdraw back in 48 h

South Sudan President to visit Pope Francis on March 15th 2019.

- February 26, 2019

Mark Kidima who is the Nuncio of Pope or the Catholic Church to South Sudan confirms that President Salva Kiir will visit Pope Francis at the Vatican Next Month. Nuncio in simple word is a diplomatic ambassador or a seer of all Catholic activities in every Country. He added that the team from South Sudan will be expected in the Vatican city on March 15th and the president will officially meet the pope on 16th March 2019. He adds that the advance team of the president will reach Rome on March 12, 2019. He has not yet disclosed why South Sudan President Salva Kiir will be going to the Vatican city to meet the pope. More to follow shortly....

One (1) Killed and Two (2) Critically Wounded In Yambio Club Shootout.

- February 26, 2019

Unknown gunmen killed one (1) man a national security officer and two others seriously injured in a critical condition as per now. Mr. Enoka the state Information Minister said that "Unknown gunman yesterday hid himself and started shooting at a place of disco. And at the place, a national security soldier called Israel Faustino was shot dead." Mr. Khamis one of the critically injured person was working as a personal bodyguard to the governor of the state (Gbudue). The other injured was a slay queen identified as Rose who works at the club. So far no one has been apprehended and thorough investigation is underway by the Criminal Investigation Department of Gbudue State. The motive behind the attack is still unclear and no one has taken responsibility of the attack. More to follow shortly...

South Sudan Soldier Kills Wife In Eastern Lakes State

- February 26, 2019

South Sudan People Defense Force Soldier in Lakes State has murdered his wife in cold blood according to the witness and neighbors. Mr. Taban Abel the State Minister was quoted by Juba Wire as he was he speaking to Eye Radio. He said that “A soldier from SSDF [last] evening at around 7:30 PM had a quarrel with his wife. He immediately used his gun and shot the woman, killing her instantly.” The neighbors said that the quarrel started first because the wife was unable to provide food for the hungry husband who came from work. After the quarrel over food the quarrel escalated to the conjugal right when the wife also denied the husband leading to the husband shooting the wife point blank on the spot. It was alleged that the husband who goes by the name Mr. Gai Bol is also a heavy cannabis addict and also a drunkard this might have distorted his thinking ability resulting to the death of his wife since he was not of a sound mind. More to follow shortly…

Gathoth Gatkuoth Stages a Coup against Taban Deng Gai

- February 25, 2019

Mr. Gathoth Gatkuoth and Otim Okot today held a press conference declaring that they have deposed Taban Deng Gai as the chair of his faction of splm-IO. That means Taban Deng Gai is no longer the chairman and the leader of the SPLM-IO splinter group that split from the original SPLM-IO of Dr. Riek Machar. In a statement released by the two and seen by Juba Wire the two said they have written to the president to express that they have lost confidence in Taban and that he should be replaced as First Vice President with immediate effect. The full statement is attached

Fierce Fighting In Leer Town Between SSPDF soldiers has left a general dead

- February 25, 2019

Fierce fighting among the SSPDF troops in Leer town of South Sudan's Unity state has left a government general dead on Saturday. Nyuon Joseph have told the eye radio. Nyuon added that as the result of that fighting Maj. Gen. Biel Gai malual was killed and the cause of their fighting in Leer town is return cows which have been looted from civilians and the argue came between themselves so from there, other soldiers they said those cows should be return to their owners, some of them they don't want those cows to be return back to their owners and other started to divided cows on spot. Full report from the government spokesperson is yet to be issued but if it is out we will let you know.

Sweden Consulate Expresses Deep Concern About Rape Cases In South Sudan

- February 24, 2019

South Sudan government and its soldiers have set an unprecedented record in which any government soldier who rapes a civilian can walk away scot free and be protected against any prosecution from the government of South Sudan. Mr. Hans Henric the SWEDEN ambassador to South Sudan has expressed deep concern about the rape cases in the country and the lack of action from the government against the perpetrators of rape. In his own words “I am also concern about many cases of sexual based violence in the country (South Sudan) and these must be prevented and action has to be taken.” He uttered the statement during the launch of the GBV (Gender Based Violence) under the umbrella of UNFPA. “Our programs aim at ending GBV and child marriage. We want to reduce by five percent by the three years’ time frame, from forty five percent, to twenty percent in terms of child marriage prevalence. We would also like to roll out center as a multipurpose service point for people and survi

South Sudanese Female Refugees In Rhino Camp Call The Government To Implement The Peace Agreement

- February 21, 2019

South Sudan refugees in Rhino Camp Uganda have decided to make their anger be heard by the world and South Sudan mostly the female refugees. The refugees are calling upon the government of south Sudan and International community to help implement the revitalized peace agreement. The call by the female South Sudanese refugees came after a series of meeting between the refugees and the NGOs in Uganda. The refugees said that they are suffering in Uganda specifically Rhino refugee camp. One of the female undisclosed because of security reasons said that she regrets that most of the South Sudanese children are in the street here in Uganda instead of being in the schools learning and most of them will not be educated South Sudanese citizens in the future. The population of rhino refugee camp in the year 2017 was 90,000 representing a total of about 23,000 Households. The camp was originally opened in the year 1980 due the then SPLM/A rebellion against the Khartoum Islamic Reg

Meet 26 year old South Sudanese boxer making headlines in Europe

- February 21, 2019

Lofogo Sarour is a martial artist from South Sudan heritage born and raised in the Hague (The Netherlands). Sarour developed the love for martial art at the tender age of six and join the kickboxing championship at the age of 14. Apart from accumulating lots of trophies he is also one of the most sought after personality. He is known to be a good public speaker this led him to be the speaker of various organizations in Europe that is; The Hague African Festival and Various Domestic and International boxing events not forgetting the non-profit organization. The 26 year old boxer in his statement said that “at the age of ten, I told journalist during an interview for the school newspaper that I wanted to be like Remy Bonjasky, and that my goal was to reach the finals of the K-1 Grand Prix.” “At that time the K-1 was the highest stage where you could stand a fighter. The times have changed, nowadays there are multiple organizations who are calling the shots now. It is simply

Yei River State: European Union Worried About The Clashes.

- February 19, 2019

The clashes in Yei River State has not gone unrecognized by the International Community. The European Union (EU) has decided to make their opinion heard on the current conflict in Yei River State between the three warring parties. That is National Salvation Front (NAS) led by Thomas Cirilo who is leading the Equatoria community to fight for change in the country. The Second group is the South Sudan Liberation Army in Opposition (SPLMA-IO) group led by Dr. Riek Machar and finally the group in government that is the South Sudan People Defence Force (SSPDF) representing the government. National Salvation Front (NAS) recently rejected the call by South Sudan President H.E President Salva Kiir Mayardit to end it’s rebellion. This means they are calling for war and not ready to peace unless their terms are met. In the statement from one of the National Salvation Front (NAS) officials he said that “We felt that this peace is not real peace, we believe this peace is a duplicati

South Sudan National Pre-transitional Committee Presents 300 Million Dollars Budget For The Transitional Period

- February 19, 2019

South Sudan Council of Ministers today approved a budget of 300 million dollar that is supposed to facilitate the pre-national and the national transitional committee activities in the and outside the country. The budget is supposed to cover all its activities all various sectors in the country including the security sector and also the national amendment committee which will be working tirelessly to amend the South Sudan committee. The deputy Chairman of the NPTC National Pre-Transitional Committee Mr. Gabriel Changson said that the budget was approved due to the effort raised by the government and this made the NPTC to approve it. The budget will also constitute to the one day salary cut that was imposed to the public servants and the salary will be deducted for up to four months. This means that all the public servant salary will be deducted up to a duration of four months. The NPTC National Pre-Transitional Committee is a body tasked with the power of ensuring t

Yei River State: No peace declares the Bishop

- February 18, 2019

The Catholic Diocese of Yei Bishop Erkolano Tombe today has declared that there is no peace in Yei River State. Due to the current ongoing conflict between the three arm forces including South Sudan Peoples Defence force (SSPDF), National Salvation Front (NAS) and South Sudan People Liberation Movement In Opposition (SPLM/A-IO ). The Bishop Erkolano Tomber uttered the statement at the comfort of his home on Sunday. The Bishop further calls on the warring parties in Yei River State to respect the cessation of hostilities which they signed and stop the confrontation which is currently on going in Yei River County. The Bishop is calling for prayers from all the South Sudanese and all the other religious group in the country to pray for the country. He believes through prayer and fasting can the country truly achieve peace. Yei River State conflict started from the issue of land grabbing. The land grabbing triggered lots of ethnic conflicts. Yei River State which was i

South Sudan Rape Allegation Evidence: UN Pressure South Sudan Government To Take Action

- February 16, 2019

South Sudan again is under the spotlight for the wrong reason due to the recent emergence of the latest rape allegations levelled against its soldiers. The previous known SPLMA was believed to have committed various atrocities in the Bentiu area and it was alleged that the government soldiers were using rape as a weapon against the uprising in greater Bentiu. The human right director (UNMISS) said that “If you are looking at the number of rape cases that we have already registered, it is more than 150, and basically – especially in this specific context where we had seen some decrease in terms of violations and abuses and rape cases somehow because of the signing of the revitalized peace agreement – it is really a pity to see that this [is] happening right now.” Mr Nindorera was reiterating that despite the fact that there is already a revitalized peace agreement on the ground. The agreement seems not to be effective in terms of protecting the South Sudanese women who are

South Sudanese Transgender Is Asking For A South Sudanese Man To Marry Him.

- February 16, 2019

South Sudanese man who turned into a woman has finally spoken about his need for man to settle with. The South-South Sudanese man who goes by the name Paul Gatnoor, has found men hard to come by in the western world. Paul Gatnoor who hails from the Nuer tribe in South Sudan has decided to turn into a female since she can’t withstand the pressure of being a man. He was born a man but deep inside him, he was having the genes of a woman. Transgender is the challenge that the gender in which one is given has birth is not the exact gender that one has. This means that people who are born male can identify themselves as female since they don’t have the genes of being a male, this is what Paul Gatnoor is undergoing. They are sometimes also in other words identified as the gender queer. This only means they can not be categorized as female or male. Sometimes one might be comfortable addressing himself as a female rather than identifying yourself as a male. Gatnoor Paul w

Three (3) Business Men Killed Along South Sudan and Central African Republic Boarder

- February 16, 2019

South Sudanese businessmen have been ambushed along the Central Africa Republic boarder and were shot dead but a group of pastoralist who operates along the South Sudan – Central Africa Republic boarder point. The businessmen were from Tombura State and the Tombura State Minister of Information Mr. Anikumbo Mathew Emme said that the alleged business men from Tombura State were transporting their goods from Tombura State to Central Africa Republic. The State Minister of Information is calling upon the Citizens/ Netizens of Tombura State to be very vigilant. He also urges the South Sudanese community to stop being idle but rather embark in business that can help them develop the Nation. He singled out Agriculture to be very good and prosperous business that South Sudanese should embark on. Tombura State commonly known as Tumbura was part of the Gbudwe State and it was by then a County before being turned into a State by the decree of His Excellency President Salva Kiir

A South Sudanese Woman In Kalobeyei Refugee Camp stabbed her husband Multiple times to death.

- February 16, 2019

A South Sudanese Woman from Kalobeyei settlement area allegedly stabbed her husband multiple times to death with a kitchen knife. The woman and the husband recently moved to Kalobeyei Settlement area from Kalobeyei due to the harsh conditions associated with Kakuma Refugee camp. According to the relatives and the neighbours, they said that the husband of the woman is working as a gardener in Kakuma. His work is mainly to maintain the UNHCR compound clean and clear any litter or grass that might be growing in the UNHCR compound. It was not immediately established the reasons why the woman opted to stab the husband multiple times to death. But after further investigation, the Niece of the deceased man who goes by nickname Disco said that the two quarrel over food. The deceased was complaining that the food given to him was too little and he wanted the wife to add him more food. The niece who was the eye witness further said that the quarrel resulted in the woman go

Rebel Group In South Sudan Released 3,500 Child Soldiers and Girls

- February 13, 2019

Rebel group in South Sudan commonly known as the South Sudan National Liberation Movement ( SSNLM) confirms today that they have released over 3,500 children they had in their custody since the war broke in South Sudan. The children they had in their custody were trained as soldiers in order to help their movement in fighting the government. 48 or fourty children are girls which they used as their wives and the rest were soldiers to fight for them. The children have been released in Yambio after the SOUTHSUDAN NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENT was convince that this time the government is serious about peace coming to South Sudan and the government was serious. The children were handed to UNICEF UNICEF SOUTH SUDAN by the opposition group. But UNICEF is still asking for 19,000 more children which they believe is in the custody of SOUTH SUDAN NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENT to be returned to their respective parents. UNICEF work in various department and the

South Sudan radio stations to host rival political parties for Interviews so as to spread peace messages

- February 13, 2019

Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission ( RJMEC) RJMEC Deputy Chief of Strategy Dr. Thompson Fontaine, is encouraging the different political and warrying parties in South Sudan to take the advantage of the radio program in order to synthesize the people about peace in South Sudan. He further urged the journalist in and outside the country to spread the information of peace to the people rather message of hate. After he confirmed the establishment of peace in various parts of South Sudan and that only view areas are still experiencing conflict. Dr. Thompson did not forget to elaborate more on the importance of radio as a medium of effectively transmitted message to the country. The message is of peace when transmitted through the radio program can easily reach millions of South Sudan. The revitalized peace agreement which was signed in Ethiopia capital city Addis Ababa on September 12 2018 under the support of the IGAD is responsible for oversee

Abyei Ethiopia Military Helicopter Crash: 3 Dead on spot

- February 10, 2019

The Ethiopian military helicopter carrying Ethiopian soldiers crashed in Abyei resulting to death of three peace keepers and scores have sustained injuries. This was one of the report released by UNISFA team working. The Ethiopian Military helicopter was carrying roughly around 25 soldiers and the helicopter was making it’s way back from the war hotbed in Kadugli zone in Sudan. Kadugli is the capital city of South Kordofan state in Sudan. Gebre Adhana Woldezgu the Major general and also the acting head of mission said that they are yet to establish the reasons by behind the crash of the military helicopter and that thorough investigations has been launched. The main reason to why the Ethiopian Military helicopter was coming back from Kadugli is as to the agreement of the UN Mission in Sudan. They are to monitor and verify the redeployment of any armed forces in the hotly contested Abyei Area. Abyei area is an area being contested by both Sudan and South Suda

A mother of five children committed suicide in Kakuma Refugee Camp.

- February 09, 2019

Yesterday Kakuma Refugee Camp came to a stand-still when a mother of five children committed suicide. The woman resides in Kakuma One, Block 12. The deceased woman has given birth to five children. Juba Wire at the Headquarters in Juba decided to send one of its staff who reports cases of incidents happening in Kakuma and Kalobeyei said that the woman decided to end her life after the husband deserted her and escaped to South Sudan for over two years now. Neighbours and family members also added that life became hard for the woman since she had five children to fend for. She had to buy school uniforms for the children and also cloth the children and also food for the children. The ration given in the camp is not enough to cater for them and this are some of the main reason to why she might have opted to end her life prematurely. The OCS “OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE STATION” in Kakuma said that they are still trying to understand why the deceased woman committed suic

South Sudan Council Of Churches Reminds The Warring Parties To Respect Ceasefire

- February 07, 2019

Fr. James Oyet the general secretary of the Southern Sudan Council of Churches said that “The truth is, if you don’t compromise for the love of South Sudan, then it is you.” Fr. James was making this statement in relations to the views of the Southern Sudan Council of Churches. Fr. James Oyet statement came after various reports of ceasefire violation in the Equatoria region at large. The region mostly affected by the violation of the cease fire agreement is the Yei River State and the Amadi States. Eye Radio contacted the Amadi State deputy governor and he confirmed that over the weekend around 15 people have been killed between the SPLA-IO forces loyal to Dr. Riek Machar and the NAS forces loyal to Gen. Thomas Cirilo. Fr. Oyet insisted that the Southern Sudan Council of Churches is appealing to the warring parties to bring peace to the country and also he said that “But remember God will hold you accountable, not before a court, but the justice of God.” The Sout

Witchcraft Activities Banned By Yei Mayor

- February 07, 2019

Mr. Morgan Agil the Mayor of Yei Municipality has today issued a decree which was immediately effective. The decree was that no witchcraft activity will be conducted in the municipality since it is a religious town. He urged that people should instead be focusing on the spiritual nourishment rather than seeking help from the Witch doctors. He believes that the witchcraft are the master of deceits and they normally don’t tell the truth to the people rather than lies. The penalty for practicing witchcraft will be a total of Twenty thousand South Sudanese Pounds 20,000 SSP and if the person is not from the municipality he/she will be deported immediately to his/her own state in order to continue with his/her witchcraft. Witchcraft is believe to possess power that can be harmful to others. Witches sometimes are believed to possess powers that they might not be aware of. People also tend to fear witches because they perform anti-social magic. Witchcraft is very rampa

South Sudan Primary Leaving Examination Top Performer

- February 06, 2019

The top candidate in the 2018 primary leaving examinations has attributed her excellent performance to family and teachers. Meet Lou Buol Mayen who emerged as the top PLE pupil in the recent PLE exams scoring a total of 490 out of 500 marks. The girl who was learning at Marty’s Academy in Jonglei State did the impossible only missing 10 to score a hundred percent. Lou Buol Mayen is 16 years of age. When contacted by the eye radio she said that “It’s not a surprise because I worked hard in my exams, I read a lot and I knew that I would appear on top when results are released.” According to her statement she knew her ability. This can be scaled down to the efforts she placed to her studied and being friends to the book. This is a very encouraging results meaning that the girls have to emulate her as a role model and thrive to perform better. South Sudanese Top performer did not forget to give thanks to her family and also the teachers who worked effortlessly in order

World Health Organization (WHO) Worries As Ebola Virus Spread

- February 06, 2019

World Health Organization (WHO) and the South Sudan National Ministry of Health today did unveil a joint campaign for the Vaccination of the Ebola Virus which is now Viral in Yei River State, they also did the vaccination on the staff working tirelessly on the ground to combat the Ebola plague that is very pandemic. One of the officials from World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Costa Alejandro emphasized that the campaign is very vital since the vaccine has not yet been tasted elsewhere and the vaccination is on the basis of experimental. Dr. Alejandro Costa further said that the vaccine drug had also been experimented in the various parts of the West African countries and also Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and that they hope it will also be successful here in Yei River State South Sudan. The State Minister of Health in Yei River State said that the State has also created sections of Isolation wards in the various Counties in the state. Mr. Mannasse Levi mad that re