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

Notcoin: Nigerian man who participated in crypto game displays new iPhone and mic he bought

Notcoin: Nigerian man who participated in crypto game displays new iPhone and...

People

a year ago

"Igbo tradition doesn't support us to kneel for woman": Lady kneels as her man proposes on his feet

"Igbo tradition doesn't support us to kneel for woman": Lady kneels as her man...

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Mum who checked on her twin boys after they suddenly went quiet cries out, shares what she saw

Mum who checked on her twin boys after they suddenly went quiet cries out,...

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Electricity: Nigerian man installs higher solar-powered inverter in his house, reduces 'NEPA' bill

Electricity: Nigerian man installs higher solar-powered inverter in his house,...

People

a year ago

Notcoin: Man who didn't sell his coin celebrates as its value goes up, flaunts his crypto wallet

Notcoin: Man who didn't sell his coin celebrates as its value goes up, flaunts...

People

a year ago

Akwa Ibom lady explains why she slapped her ex-boyfriend's mother, Nigerian ladies hail her

Akwa Ibom lady explains why she slapped her ex-boyfriend's mother, Nigerian...

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Electricity: Proud Nigerian lady displays her 'cheap' solar inverter which lasts overnight

Electricity: Proud Nigerian lady displays her 'cheap' solar inverter which lasts overnight

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady has expressed delight after buying a solar inverter that is serving her well. She said it can last night till morning if well charged.

Oyinbos react as woman abroad builds wall for her house, mixes cement in video

Oyinbos react as woman abroad builds wall for her house, mixes cement in video

People

a year ago

A woman has sent social media users into a frenzy after she shared a video in which she built the wall of her house. She mixed cement and did the rendering herself.

After years of trying, Nigerian lady gains admission at 25, laments in her matriculation gown

After years of trying, Nigerian lady gains admission at 25, laments in her matriculation gown

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady has revealed on social media that people laugh at her because she gained admission at 25. Her lamentation went viral on social media.

"I was working in a bakery": Man rejoices as he builds new house with earnings from crypto, forex

"I was working in a bakery": Man rejoices as he builds new house with earnings from crypto, forex

People

a year ago

A Nigerian man has taken to social media to showcase the new house he built with his earnings from crypto and forex. He said he used to work at a bakery.

Nigerian man ignores deep erosion, begins building house beside it, video of his area amuses people

Nigerian man ignores deep erosion, begins building house beside it, video of his area amuses people

People

a year ago

A video of a house being constructed beside a deep erosion has left internet users in stitches. A man shared a video of the house under construction.

Nigerian lady who moved to UK breaks down in tears, says she cries every week overseas

Nigerian lady who moved to UK breaks down in tears, says she cries every week overseas

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady in the United Kingdom has gone viral after she lamented on social media. The Nigerian woman said she cries every week since she went abroad.

Man returns to Nigeria after 5 years in UK, discovers his elder brother fathered 2 of his kids

Man returns to Nigeria after 5 years in UK, discovers his elder brother fathered 2 of his kids

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A family is in disarray after a man found out his elder brother fathered two of his kids. He had left his wife in the care of his elder brother and moved to the UK.

Man in tears after spotting 'most brilliant student' who finished from IMSU selling buns in market

Man in tears after spotting 'most brilliant student' who finished from IMSU selling buns in market

People

a year ago

A Nigerian man has narrated a heartbreaking sight he beheld at a market recently. He broke down in tears when he found a bright ex-student selling buns.

Boy losing 11-0 in FIFA video game bursts into tears as his mum laughs at him, clip amuses people

Boy losing 11-0 in FIFA video game bursts into tears as his mum laughs at him, clip amuses people

Family and Relationships

a year ago

In a funny video, a little boy shed tears as his mother laughed hard at him for losing to computer in FIFA video game. The video has left netizens in stitches.

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