Opinion: The pointless lawsuit isn’t about Hon Mary Ayen Mijok vs. the Vice President Taban

South Sudan's First Vice President Taban Deng Gai (photo credit: file)

By Santino Aniek, August 08, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — The picture this lawsuit paint however is darker and cynical. It confirms some of the greatest fears of why the Vice President Taban Deng Gai is using his office of Vice President and its many powers in service to his narrow intimidation against Ruweng people. The pointless lawsuit isn’t about Hon Mary Ayen […]

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OPINION: Recent months have witnessed deadlocks in negotiation between the government and the opposition

Recent months have witnessed sequences of deadlock in negotiation between the government and the opposition and one could not help, but to asked why 32 States become the epicenter of peace negotiation. By Santino Aniek, Feb 12, 2020(Nyamilepedia) — It is obvious why 32 states are become headache to Riek Macher, we all know that when the senseless war broke […]

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Dr. Lam Akol’s Historical Controversy in Light of His Recent Statement on Borders

Dr. Lam Akol, chairman of National Democratic Movement speaks in the United States(Photo: file)

Opinion, By Santino Aniek. March 26th, 2019(Nyamilepedia) — Immediately after the 2015 Presidential Order establishing South Sudan’s 28 states before later being bumped up to 32 States, there was a grabbing news headline about a comment made by Dr. Lam Akol. Lam claimed that the former two counties of Parieng and Biemnhom should not have been put together as one […]

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Could the dissolving of 32 States create a problem in South Sudan?

South Sudan's warring President, Mr. Salva Kiir (C) attends a ceremony marking the thirty fourth anniversary of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) at the military headquarters in Juba, South Sudan, May 18, 2017(Photo: REUTERS/Jok Solomun)

By Santino Aniek, Opinion Aug 31st, 2018(Nyamilepedia) — Now what is it in Khartoum Peace Agreement that most worries so many South Sudanese people? Recognizably any list in Khartoum Peace Agreement would be thought provoking and one item that does usually come to my mind is 32 states. Today, much of the worry is rightfully focused on 32 states and I might […]

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Our culture of Journalism in South Sudan is going insane

SBS Dinka radio journalist, Ajak Deng Chenkou during a presentation at his radio station(Photo: file)

By Santino Aniek, Feb 03, 2018(Nyamilepedia) —– It appears that the SBS self proclaim journalist Ajak Deng Chiengkou who interviewed Garang Goch couple of weeks ago is unwilling to hear the other side of the story from Jamjang Commissioner. Now, can we agree that Mr. Chiengkou is probably enjoying this story more than anybody wants to admit or that anybody […]

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Now, it turns out that governing in South Sudan under President Kiir Mayardit and the FVP Taban Deng Gai is more problematic than we expected

Salva Kiir and his friends, Taban Deng Gai, and James Wani Igga sits in J1 hoping to implement a new peace deal without opponents(Photo: file)

By Santino Aniek, April 15, 2017(Nyamilepedia) —— I have lived for almost 40 years; I remember the war between South Sudanese and Khartoum regime, the humiliation and the shameless rebellion of 1991, the assassination of John Garang in 2005, and the senseless war of 2013. But, until now, I have never been ashamed to be a South Sudan citizen. I always […]

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The power to destroy a nation is a lot easier than the power it takes to build a nation.

By Santino Aniek, April 1, 2017(Nyamilepedia) —— There is something brewing in South Sudan and for the Frist Vice President Taban Deng Gai to put his interest above the country’s interest will create an existential crisis in the nation. However, majority of South Sudanese including myself believe that the power to destroy a nation is not the lesson of President […]

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