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  EFFECT OF COVID 19 ON MENTAL HEALTH OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS PHOTO COURTESY GOOGLE The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the access to higher education in numerous ways, some of them indirect. Students encounter difficulties such as mental health or precarity issues that result indirectly from the health crisis and the measures taken by governments. Studies worldwide have shown that the Covid 19 crisis has increased the risks for University students’ mental health. Concerns have been raised about the impact of public health measures put in place by governments on students’ well-being. Higher education students’ mental health has been a growing concern in recent years even before the COVID-19 pandemic. The stresses and restrictions associated with the pandemic has put university students at greater risk of developing mental health issues, which may significantly impair their academic success, social interactions and their future career and personal opportunities.  There are high l...

 TOXIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS To be in a relationship is almost everyone's desire.With few exceptions, human beings want to be emotionally and physically close to each other. Each relationship will bring something new out of an individual ,each is an opportunity to learn,to grow and to be challenged. Toxic relationships are unfortunately  prevalent in the Society and the University is no exception. For many students, University is the ideal time to explore dating and relationships.Unfortunately this is not a positive experience for everyone.Toxic relationships are a prevalent phenomenon among University students and can have many negative consequences for those involved in this relationships. A toxic relationship, is a relationship where  an individual is being emotionally or physically abused by the other person.These relationships are imbalanced and unhealthy and they are characterised by control.At the University, it is very easy for one to be in a tox...

                            FREEDOM OF THE PRESS For everything that is really great and insipiring it is created by an Individual who can labour in freedom."For to be free is not merely to cast of one's chains,but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others." Is freedom anything else than the right to live as we wish?Do things the way we wish? Imagine that you are a Journalist writing a news story about a political figure who is suspected of corruption.You speak to many of his aides,former colleagues and business associates all who wish to remain anonymous.The government finds out about your investigation, and since it's a sensitive topic with serious ramifications for top officials,they attempt to legally block you from publishing it,but you refuse to comply, invoking the freedom of the press. Every year World Press Freedom Day is cel...

  BEHIND THE SCENES OF HIGHER EDUCATION Have you ever thought and wondered how life in campus is? Through my personal experience in campus am very sure you will have a clue on something regarding campus life be it positive or negative.  When I was in highschool, I always had a dream of joining either a public or private University to study Journalism.I.And here I was,a University student, eager to taste Campus life. During my first year,I found everything new.I had new friends and I got to learn different vocabularies like what we used to call dormitories back in highschoo, l in campus it was being referred to as hostels.Imagine of such life where everything seems very new to you right from adjusting to the new environment. I had to be more responsible and know how to spend money since I had to utilize the money given to me by my parents. On one occasion, I misused my money andI had to eat Ice cream for lunch 😂😂😂 .. Being several miles away from home often made me t...