Of insecurity and the palpable act of negligence

To say that the evil that men do live with them is the same as saying that humans are the causes of the mishaps that befall them. Rather than take smart steps to tackle problems that arise, humans go on a wild-goose chase, attacking the shadows of their enviable opposition and then, the problem persists. Things should never be taken for granted. Problems are like stubborn children, that stare straight into the faces of adults to defend their irrational actions. To keep such children at bay, they must be sternly dealth with, neither with a slip nor with slack in actions.
At the early hours of Monday, occupants of a room in I Block notified queenites of a theft that occured at 6:30am in their room. According to them, the thief stepped into their room as soon as one of their roomates went to use the toilet. He threatened to wound anyone that tries to resist or raise an alarm. At the end, he went away with 4 phones and 2 laptops.
While such case has never been reported in Queens Hall in a very long time, there is need to go back to the drawing board, check how the thief gained entry and steps that have been taken so far to ensure that such issue will not arise.

A step back to the drawing board

It is no doubt that Queens hall is a home away from home for most of the occupants. This explains why most queenites are careless with regards to safeguarding their rooms. While it is necessary for queenites to take concious efforts to secure their properties, the bulk of the work lies with those that have the mandate to secure the lives and properties of occupants within the hall.
Stating the problems of insecurity in the hall, the first is the fence. It is can be climbed by anyone that deems it fit. This is because there are perforated holes that makes climbing it easy either to get in or out. Should we consider the fence as an emergency exit in the hall? Lack of capable security personnels in the hall is another default. The security personnels are quite aged to be active like the younger ones. Most of the fresh men do not know them yet, they leave early. This makes them unavailable in times of urgency. The negligence of porters could make the hall vulnerable to such attacks by leaving the main entrance opened without any porter seen there. Minor things we seem not to get worried about could cause damage that cannot be easily controlled.

So far, so good. How the hall management intends to stop future occurrence

Speaking with the hall supervisor, Mr. Saheed Ojuolape. He said that ‘the hall management has written to the school for barb wire to be fixed on top of the fence. The management is making further efforts to make sure that such never happen in the hall again’.
Other steps that can be taken to ensure that such occurrence does not repeat itself is to give whistle to every queenites in order to raise an alarm whenever the need calls for it as this will call the attention of the porters, the security personnels and every other queenite to be at alert for the next step of action. Another means could be to have self defense training sessions in the hall once in a while as it might be helpful to queenites to fight against such attack anywhere they find themselves. What do you think of electric fence? Legal occupants of the hall come in through the gate. Only those with an ulterior motive will consider climbing the fence. It is no evil if they get electrocuted. Most importantly, queenites should not get tired of locking their doors at all times since every occupant has a key to the room.
Let every person play their role. The student cannot play the management’s role neither can the management play the students’ role. Identify what is right and do such in due time. Justice delayed is justice denied, so they say. Acting fast on sudden occurence brings no evil. Dear queenites, never be too loose on the strength and weakness of your residence. Act wise with all consciousness.

Bbnaija: Angel accuses housemates of spoiling her market

One of the most popular current housemates of this season’s Big brother, Angel, has accused other housemates of spoiling her market with Yousef. She had this discussion with Liquorose and Pere after their Jacuzzi party. According to her, housemates had warned Yousef to not fall for her tactics or fall for her. Liquorose responded saying that they didn’t want premium tears and even encouraged her to take Pere. This might be because Yousef is a softie while Pere is equally just as exposed as Angel.

Rotimi and Vanessa Mdee expect first child

Singer and actor popularly known for his role in the famous series, Power and Tanzanian singer Vanessa Mdee are now expecting their first child few months after announcing their engagement to fans. Vanessa shared that her pregnancy journey has been a smooth one. She disclosed that she and her fiance were eagerly anticipating the arrival of their child. Furthermore, they disclosed that they were expecting a baby boy and his arrival could be anytime from now as she was already in her final trimester.

Bbnaija: Maria has what I need and want in a woman

While speaking with Jaypaul during leisure time at Big brother’s house, Whitemoney stated that he is attracted to people with organizational skills.
“I look at the simplest things, how you arrange your wardrobe, how you stack the plates in the kitchen. Those things are the little elements I think should come with a person that they do not need to be told.” he said. Jaypaul responded by saying;
“I feel that was why you were attracted to Maria, I think you really loved her brains.”
“Yeah, there is no cap (lie) in that,” Whitemoney affirmed; adding, “I saw it immediately and I said, ” This is what I want, in fact, not what I want, this is what I need,” he said.

BBNAIJA: Saga’s team react to alleged “voluntary exit” comment

The social media team of 'shine ya eye' housemate, Saga, have debunked reports making the rounds that the housemate revealed he will opt for a voluntary exit if his love interest, Nini exits the show before him. Saga's team insist the rumours are an attempt to distract votes. According to a statement released on Saga's official handles, the reports are false and are made by people attempting to distract fans from voting for him. "It is obvious that some people are working overtime just to tarnish Saga's image and distract us from VOTING all because they feel threatened by his strong personality" the statement read.

While there is no video evidence proving the housemate made the comment, he did tell Biggie during his diary session a few weeks ago that he would have rejected Liquorose’ deputy HOH offer if Nini had turned down his invitation to share the HOH lounge.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

• Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
• Because it will help you focus your own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

• Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
• What topics do you think you’ll write about?
• Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
• If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

• Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
• Because it will help you focus your own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

• Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
• What topics do you think you’ll write about?
• Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
• If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

• Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
• Because it will help you focus your own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

• Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
• What topics do you think you’ll write about?
• Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
• If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.