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Former Big Brother Naija star, Queen Mercy Atang, has expressed heartfelt gratitude after narrowly avoiding injury when the POP ceiling in her sitting room suddenly collapsed in the early hours of Wednesday, December 17, 2025.

The incident happened at about 6:00 a.m., while her younger sister and nanny were already awake in the sitting room, sewing. According to Queen, the situation turned frightening within seconds, as both women had to “literally run for their lives” when the ceiling gave way.

Queen revealed that she had only returned home around 4:00 a.m. and had convinced a friend to stay the night. However, the friend left shortly before the collapse occurred. Under normal circumstances, her sister usually sleeps in the sitting room after sewing through the night, but on this particular morning, she did not—an act Queen described as nothing short of divine intervention.

This is not the first time such an incident has occurred in her home. Just a few weeks earlier, the POP ceiling in her garage had also collapsed, raising serious concerns about the safety of the building.

Taking to social media, Queen shared the experience and credited God for sparing her family, writing: “God said, not this family.”

Despite the emotional shock from the incident, Queen stated that she is already making plans to move her family to a safer environment. At the same time, she remains focused on coordinating an upcoming Guinness World Record attempt for her protégé, Kosi Ani, which is scheduled to commence this Friday.

The incident adds to a growing list of POP ceiling collapses involving Nigerian celebrities in 2025, with actress Nkechi Blessing and content creator Zicsaloma also reporting similar experiences earlier in the year.

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Summary:

BBNaija star Queen Mercy Atang narrowly escaped injury when the POP ceiling in her sitting room collapsed early Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Her sister and nanny were in the room and had to run for their lives. This marks the second ceiling collapse at her home in recent weeks. Queen credited divine intervention for her family’s safety and is now planning to relocate them, while also preparing for a Guinness World Record attempt with her protégé Kosi Ani. The incident follows similar ceiling collapses reported by other Nigerian celebrities in 2025.

The incidents of pop collapse is becoming alarming and worrisome.

Poor craftsmanship is always implicated as the cause in most pop collapses.

Thank God for providence

This is expected since every Tom and Jerry is now a POP installer. Honestly, I am not even a fan of POP ceilings, but trust Nigerians to jump on the bandwagon. And since it is more expensive than PVC, copy cats would choose it over PVC as a way of showing off.

This thing only happens in lagos, they build substandard house and put big money on it.

I don't like it, because is paper but cement

Stop hiring shoddy installers. Nigerians will always want quality without paying in equivalent. I dey fold arms look them.

It dry season,if no be plywood roofing,if na cement be your roof,just softy go bu metal head Helment dey wear at home cos hamattan with dry naija very hot sun go melt a anytime . E fit be when u dey press phone .

I think I may reconsider my decision of fixing POP. This one don dey become a case of person using his hands to dig his own grave.
..naaawaaaaaoooo

matify83:
The incidents of pop collapse is becoming alarming and worrisome.

Poor craftsmanship is always implicated as the cause in most pop collapses.

Thank God for providence

Many reasons might caused it one of it is not giving work to those that knows the job well by looking for cheap labour.some client can buy millions of naira materials to pay for workmanship na wahala

This pop issue no dey end, who we go blame now

Everybody na content creator now....

Good luck to her

Time to aquire military grade helmet 📌💯

We4all:
This is expected since every Tom and Jerry is now a POP installer. Honestly, I am not even a fan of POP ceilings, but trust Nigerians to jump on the bandwagon. And since it is more expensive than PVC, copy cats would choose it over PVC as a way of showing off.

Oga! Properly fixed Pop is far better than PVC anywhere anytime

As she squeezes her breasts together in that pic, shey she dey breathe well?

Walezy2020:
Many reasons might caused it one of it is not giving work to those that knows the job well by looking for cheap labour.some client can buy millions of naira materials to pay for workmanship na wahala

most Nigerians, I mean the well to do tend to underpay artisans and menial staff doing odd jobs and this will always have a ripple effect. If you have the means pay those people well and stop trying to be half wise.

As I'm typing this someone is still doing the same thing.

Maybe Na arrangee just to get into the News.

Anyways, welcoming you back home at 4am. Eku abo, Eku Ise, se daadaa ni ẹ de, se ko rẹ bọ́di?

Effect of I can do it cheaper,
Thank God no one die but next time try using competent people not all these Togolese

Lucky escape for her, she has a lot to be thankful for

Better you use asbestos than end up in hospital because of POP. Make we get sense

They must have used an expired POP cement, it takes a great professional to know, if a POP cement has expired.

Thank God no one was hurt

Stop looking for cheape

Mehnn....COREN has to crack down on some of these engineers...this is becoming a trend....some engineers need to spend at least 2yrs in jail to drive sense into their skull

Set standards as it regards training of artisans, una refuse. Now PoP don dey fall for una head like snow..

Seems I will reduce the volume of my sound bar🤔

Olowo fowo ra iku











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What's up with all these POP collapse news.

Amateurs everywhere

House remodeling should be done in line with structural integrity in mind.

POP is not something you just "plaster" on your ceiling as second thoughts in a bid to up house rent by 100%

Check out houses that are built with pop in mind.

Frames are properly constructed first to hoist the pop and it's weight.

But these days, you find people taking off ceilings and PVCs to slap on some pop without the requisite frame work or skeleton to hold and bear the weight.

As long as house owners will continue this rubbish, pop will continue to collapse

Until some gets killed or maimed, government will not step in to regulate this practice.

This is old school installation. Which is always dangerous in decking. Because the decking doesn't afford it more space and strength.

Modern pop is done with polystyrene sheet, it helps to reduce the weight, imagine doing this under decking and you still add chandelier lighting on top the pop

This is why I refused to do POP in my house.
I told them to jejely do PVC ceiling and I used the remaining money to carry short girls with oversized pants 😂😂😂

Urgent1Million:
This is why I refused to do POP in my house.
I told them to jejely do PVC ceiling and I used the remaining money to carry short girls with oversized pants 😂😂😂

Ahn ahn

Wetin short gals do you?

On a pop thread, you just be giving them stray shots