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Victor Duru

Education: B.Sc in Management Studies, Imo State University, 2020, Digital Journalism Certification, Reuters News Agency, 2021, Google News Initiative Workshop, 2024

Experience: Editor, Infoscope Media (2018 to 2021), Chief Correspondent, IMSU Star Newspapers (2018-2019) and SUG Director Of Information, Imo State University (2018-2020),

Awards: Best Student Journalist 2018 (Nigeria University Association of Management Students, IMSU), National Finalist, 1st National Green Essay Competition (2014), Legit.ng Top Content Editor (2021), Legit.ng Best Human Interest Editor (2021, 2022 & 2025)

Victor Duru is a Reuters-trained, award-winning journalist with over 5 years of working experience in the media industry. He holds a B.Sc in Management Studies from Imo State University, where he was a Students' Union Government Director of Information. Victor is a human interest editor, strategic content creator, freelancer and a Google-certified digital marketer. His work has been featured on the US news media Faith It. He can be reached via victor.duru@corp.legit.ng

9793 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

BBNaija 10: Lady shares how friend was disqualified from reality show at last minute, explains why

BBNaija 10: Lady shares how friend was disqualified from reality show at last minute, explains why

Family and Relationships

a year ago

"Adopt the Chioma style": US-based man shares what Priscilla Ojo should copy from Davido's wife

"Adopt the Chioma style": US-based man shares what Priscilla Ojo should copy from Davido's wife

People

a year ago

Long-time colleague of Air India pilot who died in crash shares how he acted and what he never did

Long-time colleague of Air India pilot who died in crash shares how he acted and what he never did

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Air India: Captain discloses private information about late pilot's health condition and marriage

Air India: Captain discloses private information about late pilot's health condition and marriage

People

a year ago

House help at Air India pilot's house shares how he behaved and what he told her before plane crash

House help at Air India pilot's house shares how he behaved and what he told her before plane crash

People

a year ago

"I saw Priscilla Ojo Mkambala and her husband in my dream last night": Woman's post stirs reactions

"I saw Priscilla Ojo Mkambala and her husband in my dream last night": Woman's post stirs reactions

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Nurse laments what psychiatric patient did in hospital, video sends people into frenzy

Nurse laments what psychiatric patient did in hospital, video sends people into frenzy

People

a year ago

A psychiatric nurse has taken to social media to share her encounter with a patient in the hospital. Her video is trending on social media. People reacted.

"I stopped going to church": Lady shares things she did when her UK student visa was denied in 2023

"I stopped going to church": Lady shares things she did when her UK student visa was denied in 2023

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady has highlighted the things she did after her UK visa was denied in 2023. She said she cried and stopped going to church at the time.

Boy refuses to dance with others at his graduation party, video raises questions: "He dey think"

Boy refuses to dance with others at his graduation party, video raises questions: "He dey think"

People

a year ago

A little boy has caused a stir on social media over what he did at his graduation party. While others danced, the kid stood still and was unmoved.

Catholic lady says can't marry someone who is non-Catholic, gives reason for her decision

Catholic lady says can't marry someone who is non-Catholic, gives reason for her decision

Wedding

a year ago

A young lady has declared on social media that she would not marry a man who is not a Catholic faithful like her. She gave a reason for her assertion.

Graduate of biochemistry gives reason he returned to school to study nursing, sparks reactions

Graduate of biochemistry gives reason he returned to school to study nursing, sparks reactions

People

a year ago

A graduate of biochemistry returned to school to study nursing and has gone public with the reason he took such a decision. What he posted is here.

Lady suspended from her work in UK for not being remorseful about death of care home's cat

Lady suspended from her work in UK for not being remorseful about death of care home's cat

People

a year ago

A lady has been suspended from her work in the United Kingdom on the ground that she was not remorseful following the death of a care home's cat.

Final year student wears simplified version of her mother's wedding dress for school's costume day

Final year student wears simplified version of her mother's wedding dress for school's costume day

People

a year ago

For the occasion of her school's costume day, a university student wore a simplified version of her mother's wedding dress. Her new look is trending.

Nurse shares amount private hospital offered her as salary, cries out, people react: "Why?"

Nurse shares amount private hospital offered her as salary, cries out, people react: "Why?"

People

a year ago

A Nigerian nurse has taken to social media to lament her situation. She said a private hospital offered her an unexpected amount as salary. She lamented.

Nigerian lady's father's business scares people as she posts it online: "My jaw dropped"

Nigerian lady's father's business scares people as she posts it online: "My jaw dropped"

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A Nigerian lady has taken to social media to show people what her dad does for a living. People had mixed feelings, with some scared after seeing what she posted.

Victor Duru