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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

9830 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

Teacher in disbelief as pupil she asked to write names of noisemakers includes her name, shares list

Teacher in disbelief as pupil she asked to write names of noisemakers includes her name, shares list

People

a year ago

Nigerian doctor goes viral after colleague shared his handwriting online, people marvel

Nigerian doctor goes viral after colleague shared his handwriting online, people marvel

People

a year ago

Nigerian woman shares why she would never forgive her ex-husband, people react

Nigerian woman shares why she would never forgive her ex-husband, people react

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Nigerian lady scared of marriage shares 2 reasons she might not marry, generates buzz

Nigerian lady scared of marriage shares 2 reasons she might not marry, generates buzz

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Lady storms Abuja roads with cardboard to beg money for her house rent, video emerges

Lady storms Abuja roads with cardboard to beg money for her house rent, video emerges

People

a year ago

Mum shares how her kids acquired British passports while in Nigeria without paying anything

Mum shares how her kids acquired British passports while in Nigeria without paying anything

Family and Relationships

a year ago

41-year-old Nigerian woman without husband cries out in touching video, shares her story

41-year-old Nigerian woman without husband cries out in touching video, shares her story

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A Nigerian woman without a husband at 41 has lamented her predicament and is seeking a suitor who will marry her. She said she has been unlucky with men.

Grammy Award: Lady goes viral over messages she sent singer Davido on TikTok, fans react

Grammy Award: Lady goes viral over messages she sent singer Davido on TikTok, fans react

People

a year ago

A young lady has become a viral sensation over the messages she sent singer Davido on TikTok. She entered his DM to encourage him over his Grammy loss.

Lady says her bike man's wife gave birth to Indian baby, shares photo of kid online

Lady says her bike man's wife gave birth to Indian baby, shares photo of kid online

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady has taken to social media to show people the look of the newborn baby her bike man's wife gave birth. She said the baby looks Indian.

Man in Turkey begs Verydarkman, Nigerians to help him return to Nigeria, shares why in video

Man in Turkey begs Verydarkman, Nigerians to help him return to Nigeria, shares why in video

People

a year ago

A Nigerian man based in Turkey has cried out for help, saying he wants to go back to Nigeria. He appealed to Nigerians and online critic Verydarkman for help.

Young lady goes missing after going for job interview in Lekki, her phone number switched off

Young lady goes missing after going for job interview in Lekki, her phone number switched off

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A Nigerian lady has gone missing after leaving home for a job interview in Lagos Island. Her sister cried out on social media and begged for help from netizens.

Heartbreak as lady's study visa gets denied after she sold all her furniture and told her landlord

Heartbreak as lady's study visa gets denied after she sold all her furniture and told her landlord

People

a year ago

A young lady was heartbroken after her study visa was denied. She had already sold all her furniture and told her landlord about it before the sad development.

Man turns "okpa" hawker after losing over N17 million he put in cryptocurrency, shares his story

Man turns "okpa" hawker after losing over N17 million he put in cryptocurrency, shares his story

People

a year ago

A Nigerian man has become a hawker after losing millions to cryptocurrency. He invested over N17 million but lost everything and went back to square one.

Business owner takes swift action as all her workers stop working for her

Business owner takes swift action as all her workers stop working for her

People

a year ago

A business owner has taken to social media to rant after all her staff quit their jobs. She expressed surprise as she had expected them to report to the office.

Lady who spotted Speed Darlington in public shares rare video, people gush over his appearance

Lady who spotted Speed Darlington in public shares rare video, people gush over his appearance

People

a year ago

An emerging video of rapper Speed Darlington has elicited reactions on social media. A lady who saw him made the video and people gushed over his appearance.

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