A stampede broke out during an event at a church in Port Harcourt, a city located in the southeast of Nigeria, on Saturday. At least 31 people were killed and seven others were injured in the accident. According to media reports, police and security officials gave this information on Saturday. According to media reports, hundreds of people who came to the church to take food on Saturday morning broke the gate, causing a stampede there. Most of the people who died in this incident are children.

the incident in the polo club
Olufemi Ayodel Ke, a regional spokesman for the Civil Defense Corps of Nigeria, gave information about the incident. According to him, the tragic incident took place on Saturday morning at a local polo club, where the nearby King's Assembly Church had organized a gift donation drive.

31 people died
He said during the process of distributing the gift items, a stampede broke out due to overcrowding. State police spokeswoman Grace Woyengikuro Iringe-Koko said the gift-giving program had not even started at the time of the stampede. In the greed of getting gifts, the mob forcibly broke the gate to enter the venue, resulting in a stampede and an accident.
Voyengikuro Iringe-Koko said 31 people had been confirmed dead. Seven injured have been admitted to the hospital after the incident.

Troubled Sri Lanka is exploring options to buy oil from Russia. A senior minister said on Sunday. Sri Lanka is desperate to replenish its dwindling fuel stocks amid an unprecedented economic crisis due to a severe shortage of foreign exchange reserves. On Sunday, the price of petrol was hiked by LKR 50 and diesel by LKR 60 respectively, which is the third price revision in two months.

State-owned refinery Ceylon Petroleum Corporation on Saturday informed the Sri Lankan government that the move was necessitated after the arrival of fuel shipments was delayed due to banking and logistical reasons. Given the dire scenario, Sri Lanka's Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera stressed that the government is exploring options to buy oil from Russia. He said, “We are looking for diplomatic channels. The last ship to arrive was a Russian ship."

Two ministers to visit Russia on Monday
Wijesekera said on Sunday that our first letter of credit was rejected by international banks because the ship was owned by a Russian company. He said the two ministers are scheduled to visit Russia on Monday to discuss fuel and other diplomatic matters. Let us tell you that last week, the Sri Lankan government approached several companies suggested by the Russian Embassy in Colombo for the purchase of crude oil.

"Meanwhile, the government has also decided to implement a token system for the supply of fuel to the people waiting in the queue at the filling station," Wijesekera said. The minister said, “This program will be implemented from Monday, for which the government has sought the help of the soldiers from the police and the army.”

shortage of essentials in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is facing the worst economic crisis since independence in 1948, due to which food, medicine, cooking gas, and fuel are being sold across the country. There has been a severe shortage of essential commodities like