Happy Titus
As a young female journalist, Happiness has a keen interest in rural growth and development, as it affects the lives of children, girls and women. She currently covers grassroots stories from rural communities in Northern Nigeria. Happiness Titus Zirra ventured into Journalism as a member of the Press Club Niger State College of Education. She served as the 'Editor-in-Chief' for one academic year and also served as a reporter. She was awarded a certificate of attendance on News reporting and News writing by Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Niger state council and also a certificate by Press Club,Niger State College of Education Minna.-
Kaduna: An Afternoon With The Street Beggars’ Spokesperson
by Happy Titus - Aug 4, 2016By Happiness Titus @happy_zirra, Nigeria If you have read Aminata’s “The Beggars’ Strike,” then this might not sound surprising to you. Except that the story that I am about to tell you is not fictitious... -
Kaduna Youths Hold Community Dialogue On World Contraception Day
by Happy Titus - Sep 28, 2015Kaduna female condom youth advocates marked the World Contraception Day by engaging young people in Romi and Sabo, Kaduna south in a community dialogue. The program kicked off with presentations led by two members of the... -
NGO Trains Young People To Advocate For Increased Access To Female Condoms
by Happy Titus - Jul 16, 2015Few months ago, I visited a general hospital in Kaduna South, Sabon/Tasha, to see a midwife . While in the office, there was a young woman in her early twenties who came with... -
Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) Workshop on Business and Entrepreneurship with Paul Swider
by Happy Titus - Jun 29, 2015By Happy Zirra The workshop was hosted by the Public Affairs Section of the U.S Embassy Abuja in collaboration with Kaduna State University (KASU) for young people, some of who are members of the YALI Network, to... -
Nupe Wedding Ceremony: It Takes A Village To Raise A Bride
by Happy Titus - Jun 20, 2015Imagine a culture where a new bride visits most of, if not all, the houses in her parents’ neighbourhood, to greet, receive advice and blessings from elders in the community before finally leaving for her husband’s... -
Community Watch: Local NGO Supports Girl-Child Education In Northern Nigeria
by Happy Titus - May 21, 2015Many cases have been raised on how girls are often barred from school. But we will not stop talking about this issue until we see a remarkable reversal in the unhealthy trend. Recently in Unguwan Rini,... -
Mining In Nigeria, An Untapped Resource For Buhari Administration
by Happy Titus - May 10, 2015Bagega, a village in Anka LGA of Zamfara state, is often associated with the story of the death of some children who were exposed to lead poison caused by unsafe mining activities by the locals within... -
International Day Of The Midwife: How Trained Community Extension Workers Can Reduce Maternal Mortality
by Happy Titus - May 5, 2015Mrs. Hannatu Paul, a midwife working at General hospital, Sabon/Tasha, Kaduna, says midwifery is an important role any society must not ignore. “I am the happiest woman being a midwife,” Throughout her profession as a midwife, she... -
My Experience With A Child-Bride
by Happy Titus - Apr 29, 2015“Sunnana Balira, ni sabowar amayar cha,ama ban san shakaruna ba,ni kam ko makaranta, ko kuwa aura duk wanda an yi mi, zan karba,” Balira said in Hausa. This means, “my name is Balira, I am newly wedded... -
Nigerians Speak: Why Today’s Presidential Election Matters To Me
by Happy Titus - Mar 28, 2015Some Nigerians in Kaduna state share their experience, expectations and views during the presidential elections that took place today: “I am here to get accredited and then to cast my vote. My expectation on the whole...