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

7731 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

Gospel singer Timileyin: Salome's elder sister begs Nigerians to support their demand for justice

Gospel singer Timileyin: Salome's elder sister begs Nigerians to support their d...

3 months ago

Gospel singer Timileyin: Last Facebook post of Salome Adaidu's real boyfriend makes people sad

Gospel singer Timileyin: Last Facebook post of Salome Adaidu's real boyfriend ma...

3 months ago

Salome Adaidu: Lawyer explains why gospel singer Timileyin may come out free despite his confession

Salome Adaidu: Lawyer explains why gospel singer Timileyin may come out free des...

3 months ago

Gospel singer Timileyin: Old pictures and video of Salome Adaidu with her real boyfriend surface

Gospel singer Timileyin: Old pictures and video of Salome Adaidu with her real b...

3 months ago

Lady mistakenly carries someone else's sack bag home after alighting from bus, displays items in it

Lady mistakenly carries someone else's sack bag home after alighting from bus, d...

3 months ago

Nurse displays unexpected messages she received from her male patient after 10 months, laments

Nurse displays unexpected messages she received from her male patient after 10 m...

3 months ago

Bereaved lady who chatted up her late mother on WhatsApp displays unexpected response she received

Bereaved lady who chatted up her late mother on WhatsApp displays unexpected response she received

A Nigerian lady has taken to social media to share the unexpected response she received after sending messages to her late mum's WhatsApp number.

Nigerian lady sees man she likes in restaurant and takes his number, their WhatsApp chats go viral

Nigerian lady sees man she likes in restaurant and takes his number, their WhatsApp chats go viral

A Nigerian lady has sent social media users into a frenzy after sharing her encounter with a man who caught her attention. She took his number and chatted him up.

Woman gifts husband Rolls Royce car on his 60th birthday, gives reason for her gesture

Woman gifts husband Rolls Royce car on his 60th birthday, gives reason for her gesture

On her husband's birthday, a woman decided to gift him a costly Rolls Royce gift and shared why. A video of her announcing the car gift has gone viral online.

Nigerian lady laments after shooting shot at man on X, displays reply he gave that pained her

Nigerian lady laments after shooting shot at man on X, displays reply he gave that pained her

A Nigerian baker has taken to social media to show the unexpected reply she got from a man she had shoot her shot at. She said the reply was a painful one.

Gospel singer Timileyin: Lady who met Salome Adaidu during her NYSC in Abuja shares what she noticed

Gospel singer Timileyin: Lady who met Salome Adaidu during her NYSC in Abuja shares what she noticed

A Nigerian lady has reacted to the demise of Salome Eleojo Adaidu who was allegedly murdered by gospel singer Oluwatimileyin Ajayi. She said she had met Salome.

Hausa man narrates how Igbo man gave his family free accommodation in Anambra for over 25 years

Hausa man narrates how Igbo man gave his family free accommodation in Anambra for over 25 years

A Hausa man who was born and brought up in the East has showered encomiums on the Igbo tribe. He said an Igbo man gave his family free accommodation.

Gospel singer Timileyin: Salome Adaidu's mum opens up on promise daughter made to her, breaks hearts

Gospel singer Timileyin: Salome Adaidu's mum opens up on promise daughter made to her, breaks hearts

The mother of the slain Salome Eleojo Adaidu has shared the promise her daughter made to her before gospel singer Oluwatimileyin Ajayi allegedly killed her.

Gospel singer Timileyin: Salome Adaidu's mother recounts last moment with her daughter on Saturday

Gospel singer Timileyin: Salome Adaidu's mother recounts last moment with her daughter on Saturday

The mother of Salome Eleojo Adaidu, Mrs Ojomachenwu Adaidu, has recounted her last moment with her daughter before she was allegedly murdered by a gospel singer.

Ex-corps member now in US remembers kind woman who sold to him on credit years ago, sends her money

Ex-corps member now in US remembers kind woman who sold to him on credit years ago, sends her money

A former corps member now based in the US rewarded a kindhearted woman who, years ago, sold him food on credit while on his assignment in Ibadan.

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