Victor Duru

Education: B.Sc in Management Studies, Imo State University, 2021, 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 Managements Students, IMSU), National Finalist, 1st National Green Essay Competition (2014), Top Content Editor, Legit.ng (2021), Top Article of the Year Award, Legit.ng (2022)

Victor Duru is a Reuters-trained award-winning journalist with over 4 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 US news media Faith It. He can be reached via victor.duru@corp.legit.ng

7982 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

Young man heartbroken after his date fails to show up, shares video showing seat reserved for her

Young man heartbroken after his date fails to show up, shares video showing seat...

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Nigerian church sacks pastor after he recorded zero turnout in village he ministered in, many react

Nigerian church sacks pastor after he recorded zero turnout in village he...

People

a year ago

Tunde Onakoya faces 12-year-old Nigerian prodigy in epic chess match, says it will be his 'hardest'

Tunde Onakoya faces 12-year-old Nigerian prodigy in epic chess match, says it...

People

a year ago

Kaduna Polytechnic student trends over his controversial matriculation post, "We are unalive"

Kaduna Polytechnic student trends over his controversial matriculation post, "We...

People

a year ago

Tunde Onakoya: Chess master wins new car, ambassadorial deal after beating Nord Motors CEO in match

Tunde Onakoya: Chess master wins new car, ambassadorial deal after beating...

People

a year ago

Released WhatsApp chat of sacked Heritage Bank worker surfaces online, causes commotion

Released WhatsApp chat of sacked Heritage Bank worker surfaces online, causes...

People

a year ago

"She broke the laws of physics": Egg hawker trends over how she arranged eggs like storey building

"She broke the laws of physics": Egg hawker trends over how she arranged eggs like storey building

People

a year ago

An egg hawker has caused quite a stir on social media over her skillful way of arranging her eggs. A video of the hawker with the eggs has gone viral online.

"Let her go home": Nigerian lady advises men to stop paying their girlfriend's rent, generates buzz

"Let her go home": Nigerian lady advises men to stop paying their girlfriend's rent, generates buzz

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A Nigerian lady has frowned at how men pay the house rents of their girlfriends. She advised men to stop doing so and gave an exception. Her post got people talking.

Man who has been giving wife N330k for kids' fees gets angry after finally visiting their school

Man who has been giving wife N330k for kids' fees gets angry after finally visiting their school

People

a year ago

A Nigerian man got angry after finding out his wife has been lying to him. He had been giving her N330k per term for the school fees of their three children.

Nigerian lady visits her uncompleted building, shares all she found in it, her video generates buzz

Nigerian lady visits her uncompleted building, shares all she found in it, her video generates buzz

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady has shown what she found in her uncompleted building. She visited the place to find out a Hausa family had moved in fully with their properties.

Victor Boniface gifts N1.5 million to viral old man doing carpentry work

Victor Boniface gifts N1.5 million to viral old man doing carpentry work

People

a year ago

Social media users have hailed Bayern Leverkusen star Victor Boniface for gifting N1.5 milllion to the viral old man who was captured doing carpentry work.

Nigerian lady quits school in 400 level, moves to Canada happily, her video gets people talking

Nigerian lady quits school in 400 level, moves to Canada happily, her video gets people talking

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady has celebrated her relocation to Canada. She was in her final year in Nigeria when she quit and decided to move to the North American country.

Nigerian lady weeps bitterly over her size, laments being too slim, her video goes viral

Nigerian lady weeps bitterly over her size, laments being too slim, her video goes viral

People

a year ago

A video of a young Nigerian lady weeping over her size has sent social media users into a frenzy. She did not like that she was being body shamed.

Akara seller who trained herself in school rejoices as she becomes first graduate in her family

Akara seller who trained herself in school rejoices as she becomes first graduate in her family

People

a year ago

An akara seller was overjoyed as she graduated from school. The lady said she broke a generational curse and is the first graduate in her father's lineage.

Saida Boj: Nigerian lady gets dumped by her boyfriend for defending controversial 'N20m' influencer

Saida Boj: Nigerian lady gets dumped by her boyfriend for defending controversial 'N20m' influencer

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A man has called it quits on his relationship with a lady over her support for controversial influencer Saida Boj. The man and his girlfriend's chats have leaked.

Victor Duru