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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

9880 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

Woman cries out, shares note and photo she found in her 10-year-old daughter's school bag

Woman cries out, shares note and photo she found in her 10-year-old daughter's school bag

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

Nigerian lady sleeps off while cooking at 8pm, makes interesting discovery when she woke up at 1am

Nigerian lady sleeps off while cooking at 8pm, makes interesting discovery when she woke up at 1am

People

2 years ago

"Who go marry this one?" Nigerian lady eats 10 packs of noodles and 2 eggs in one sitting in video

"Who go marry this one?" Nigerian lady eats 10 packs of noodles and 2 eggs in one sitting in video

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

"I wan go buy land for village": Nigerian lady shows off money she picked at club, fills them in bag

"I wan go buy land for village": Nigerian lady shows off money she picked at club, fills them in bag

People

2 years ago

Notcoin: Nigerian mum rolls on floor after daughter bought her phone with earnings from new crypto

Notcoin: Nigerian mum rolls on floor after daughter bought her phone with earnings from new crypto

People

2 years ago

After 38 years of living in UK, physically challenged man faces deportation to Nigeria

After 38 years of living in UK, physically challenged man faces deportation to Nigeria

People

2 years ago

Nigerian man using Elon Musk's Starlink shares experience as he switches back to MTN 5G

Nigerian man using Elon Musk's Starlink shares experience as he switches back to MTN 5G

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian man who purchased Elon Musk's internet provider Starlink has shared his experience using the device. He said it stopped working last week.

Nigerian lady laments becoming pepper seller after 4 years in university, reveals course she studied

Nigerian lady laments becoming pepper seller after 4 years in university, reveals course she studied

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian lady has sent netizens into a frenzy as she lamented her situation. The history and international studies graduate earns a living selling pepper.

Mum laments in funny video as her little girl says 'The Lord is my baby' instead of shepherd

Mum laments in funny video as her little girl says 'The Lord is my baby' instead of shepherd

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

A video of a little girl reciting the first sentence of the biblical Psalm 23 verses wrongly has left internet users in stitches. She said the Lord is her baby.

UNIZIK bride writes 2 papers on her wedding day, spotted at exam venue with bridesmaids

UNIZIK bride writes 2 papers on her wedding day, spotted at exam venue with bridesmaids

Wedding

2 years ago

A determined UNIZIK final year student showed up for her final examination in her wedding dress. The bride was seen with her bridesmaids at the exam venue.

Drama as Nigerian woman in UK misses her destination, insists driver takes her back in video

Drama as Nigerian woman in UK misses her destination, insists driver takes her back in video

People

2 years ago

In a trending video, a Nigerian woman in the United Kingdom was seen barking orders at a driver to take her back after she missed her destination.

Intelligent girl to represent Nigeria overseas after winning National Olympiad Biology competition

Intelligent girl to represent Nigeria overseas after winning National Olympiad Biology competition

People

2 years ago

An intelligent girl has emerged the winner of the National Olympiad Biology competition. The young girl is set to represent Nigeria in the global contest overseas.

Instead of his CV, job seeker mistakenly sends company picture of sausages, loses opportunity

Instead of his CV, job seeker mistakenly sends company picture of sausages, loses opportunity

People

2 years ago

A job seeker has lost a chance at landing a role at a company after a costly mistake on his part. Instead of his CV, the job applicant sent something else.

Billionaire Tony Elumelu and eldest daughter Oge create cute moment in Rome, video gets many gushing

Billionaire Tony Elumelu and eldest daughter Oge create cute moment in Rome, video gets many gushing

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

Nigerian billionaire Tony Elumelu took his eldest daughter Oge along on a business trip to Rome. The father and daughter had lovely moments together.

JAMB: Company offers scholarship to boy who schooled in uncompleted building and scored 323 in UTME

JAMB: Company offers scholarship to boy who schooled in uncompleted building and scored 323 in UTME

People

2 years ago

A company has offered a full scholarship to a brilliant boy who schooled in an uncompleted building in Kogi state. The scholarship is for his university education.

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