For those who understand that 'wahala' is not localised but has a global aspect, currently in the UK there has been a run on fuel and fights at the forecourts just at the hint of there being a possible strike. As you say in local parlance, 'Kai'.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2012/mar/29/fuel-panic-live-updates-petrol?INTCMP=SRCH#block-25

Twitter is now seeing a rush of people reporting scuffles and fights as tempers fray at petrol stations.

Jodie Carey @jodiecarey

Seriously idiots stop panic buying petrol, I genuinely need petrol and there is none, just saw an actual fight on the forecourt! #petrol
29 Mar 12

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Suz D'angelo ☮ @SuzDangelo

All I wanted was a magnum from bp but instead I witnessed a fight. Petrol is doing mad things to ppl
29 Mar 12

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r o s s @R_payno

Just saw two OAP's have a "full on" fight at the petrol station! #crazy #fuelcrisis
29 Mar 12

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3.12pm: Here's a brief update, via PA – talks at Acas will not beging before Monday, the conciliation service has said.

3.03pm: An interesting snippet from the AA. Based on just the figures showing yesterday's 81% rise in petrol sales on the same day a week earlier, with a 43% rise for diesel, the government will have made an extra £32m in fuel duty, it calculates.

2.58pm: A slight update on our earlier posts (here and here) about Acas talks involving Unite and the fuel haulage companies. According to Dan Milmo both sides are close to agreeing the terms for talks, rather than actually agreeing to have talks. We'll keep you posted. Either way, it doesn't appear that an actual strike – the supposed cause for all this fuss – is going to be called immediately.

2.50pm: Inspector Gadget, the anonymous officer who has blogged on police work since 2006, has posted an update on his (equally anymous) force's response to the fuel situation. He's not too impressed: