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  “This is Vwawa Bus Stand, where the incident occurred in which armed robbers shot and killed a security guard before fleeing with various items.” Songwe. Four suspected armed robbers have been shot dead following a confrontation with police in Songwe Region after allegedly being involved in a violent raid on a mobile phone and financial services shop in Vwawa town, Mbozi District, in which a security guard was killed. According to a statement issued today, December 30, 2025, by the Songwe Regional Police Commander, Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police (SACP) Augustino Senga, the incident occurred at around 3:30 a.m. The suspects reportedly stormed the shop, owned by businessman Gabriel Msemwa, at the Vwawa main bus stand, killed the guard, William Mwampashi (45), and fled with assorted items. The deceased suspects have been identified as Bruce Mwasenga, Eliuta Mapunda, Abdul Chiba, and Justine, known by a single name. SACP Senga said police immediately launched intensive, inte...

By Reporter Nigeria’s oil and gas industry is entering one of its most stable periods in more than a decade, driven by improved security, decisive government action, private-sector innovation and the deployment of advanced technology across the Niger Delta. This positive shift came into sharp focus at the recently concluded 9th African Energy Summit, hosted by Solewant Group at its Industrial Park in Onne. The gathering revealed what many operators have quietly observed: Nigeria’s oil pipelines are becoming significantly safer—and production figures are beginning to reflect the change. For years, pipeline vandalism, illegal tapping, makeshift refineries and organised crude theft made the Niger Delta one of the world’s most challenging oil-producing regions. At its worst, Nigeria lost more than 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day, with national output at one point plunging to about 600,000 barrels per day. However, the narrative has changed markedly in 2024–2025. Crude oil production i...