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

8276 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

Lady in Benin Republic explains why she is not thinking of returning to Nigeria: "Full of life"

Lady in Benin Republic explains why she is not thinking of returning to Nigeria: "Full of life"

People

2 months ago

Rare video shows bride at airport moments before she died in Air India plane crash, breaks hearts

Rare video shows bride at airport moments before she died in Air India plane crash, breaks hearts

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

UNN postgraduate student reportedly kidnapped while jogging on campus, kidnappers demand N10m ransom

UNN postgraduate student reportedly kidnapped while jogging on campus, kidnappers demand N10m ransom

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

Air India: Lady calls people's attention to interesting things about British man who survived crash

Air India: Lady calls people's attention to interesting things about British man who survived crash

People

2 months ago

Man lists 7 categories of people you should block from viewing your WhatsApp status, many agree

Man lists 7 categories of people you should block from viewing your WhatsApp status, many agree

People

2 months ago

Man displays book containing vitamin C, stick sweets, N500, others from sister on his birthday

Man displays book containing vitamin C, stick sweets, N500, others from sister on his birthday

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

Delivery man loses mother and daughter in Air India plane crash after indirectly saving 80 doctors

Delivery man loses mother and daughter in Air India plane crash after indirectly saving 80 doctors

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

A delivery man lost his 2-year-old daughter and mother in the Air India aeroplane crash, which occurred on Thursday, June 12. Details have emerged.

21-year-old law student dies in Air India plane crash, promise she made to her father breaks hearts

21-year-old law student dies in Air India plane crash, promise she made to her father breaks hearts

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

A 21-year-old law student of Exeter University in the UK lost her life in the devastating Air India crash. She had changed her London return date.

Tears as remains of co-pilot who died in Air India plane crash lands in his home, photos emerge

Tears as remains of co-pilot who died in Air India plane crash lands in his home, photos emerge

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

The remains of Captain Clive Kunder, the co-pilot of the deadly Air India flight has arrived in his home. Family and friends mourned and shed tears.

Brother of Air India flight's only survivor shares what he told them after crash: "I'm scared"

Brother of Air India flight's only survivor shares what he told them after crash: "I'm scared"

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

The sibling of Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, the only survivor of the Air India crash, has recounted what he told them after the accident. He said he is now scared.

Man displays his father's old receipt showing amount he bought TV, generator, others in 2010

Man displays his father's old receipt showing amount he bought TV, generator, others in 2010

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

A young man has taken to social media to lament the state of things in the country. He posted an old receipt of how much his dad bought TV in 2010.

Lady excitedly displays dollars she found in bag she bought from thrift vendor, Nigerians amazed

Lady excitedly displays dollars she found in bag she bought from thrift vendor, Nigerians amazed

People

2 months ago

A Nigerian lady was overjoyed after finding wads of dollars in a bag that she had purchased from a thrift vendor. She shared a video of what she saw.

Nurse involves NEPA after spending N85k on electricity in her new place, shares painful discovery

Nurse involves NEPA after spending N85k on electricity in her new place, shares painful discovery

People

2 months ago

A lady has taken to social media to share the sad thing she found out about her new apartment. She had spent N85k on electricity in less than a month.

Bhoomi Chauhan: 5 interesting facts about lucky woman who missed Air India flight by 10 minutes

Bhoomi Chauhan: 5 interesting facts about lucky woman who missed Air India flight by 10 minutes

People

2 months ago

A woman who missed the ill-fated Air India flight 171 has said she was in a heavy traffic. She was 10 minutes late to the doomed flight and was not allowed on.

Female student who escaped death in 2024 car accident dies in Air India plane crash, details emerge

Female student who escaped death in 2024 car accident dies in Air India plane crash, details emerge

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

Kinal Patel, a hotel management student lost her life in the deadly Air India crash, which claimed the lives of over 240 people. She had survived a car accident.

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