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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

9899 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

"Men dey try": Passenger drives car after Bolt driver complained he was feeling sleepy, video trends

"Men dey try": Passenger drives car after Bolt driver complained he was feeling sleepy, video trends

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

"I know how I conceived them": Wife rejects DNA result showing husband didn't own any of her 4 kids

"I know how I conceived them": Wife rejects DNA result showing husband didn't own any of her 4 kids

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

Back to square one: Man loses N2.3m job after Nigerian friend he helped reported him to white boss

Back to square one: Man loses N2.3m job after Nigerian friend he helped reported him to white boss

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

"This happened": Drama as man shares rare video from Ekene's wedding after Moses Bliss' incident

"This happened": Drama as man shares rare video from Ekene's wedding after Moses Bliss' incident

Wedding

2 years ago

"She was so scared": Nigerian man posts last WhatsApp chats he had with girlfriend before her demise

"She was so scared": Nigerian man posts last WhatsApp chats he had with girlfriend before her demise

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

"I no fit stress myself": Frustrated young man dumps fork, uses his hands to eat chicken in video

"I no fit stress myself": Frustrated young man dumps fork, uses his hands to eat chicken in video

People

2 years ago

"Deputy parent": Video emerges as lady locks out younger sister for returning home by 12 midnight

"Deputy parent": Video emerges as lady locks out younger sister for returning home by 12 midnight

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

A lady taught her younger sister a lesson for returning home by 12:00 am. She locked her out. The affected sibling took to social media to lament her situation.

"Pls don't spoil him": Reactions as lady falls in love with 'aboki' cleaning her nails, flaunts him

"Pls don't spoil him": Reactions as lady falls in love with 'aboki' cleaning her nails, flaunts him

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

A Nigerian lady has taken to social media to showcase a nail cleaner that caught her attention. According to the lady, she fell in love with him and videoed him.

Video shows moment Deeper Life pastor ordered removal of her daughter's makeup on wedding day

Video shows moment Deeper Life pastor ordered removal of her daughter's makeup on wedding day

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

A video has shown the moment a Deeper Life Bible Church pastor ordered the complete removal of her daughter's makeup on her wedding day. It stunned many.

Nigerian man finds out his 4 kids aren't his after DNA test, narrates bitterly in touching video

Nigerian man finds out his 4 kids aren't his after DNA test, narrates bitterly in touching video

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

A Nigerian man has narrated how he found out all four of his kids are not actually his. According to the heartbroken man, he conducted DNA tests on them.

"I cried so hard": Nigerian lady shares heartbreaking chats she found on her husband's phone

"I cried so hard": Nigerian lady shares heartbreaking chats she found on her husband's phone

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

A Nigerian woman has cried out on social media over the heartbreaking chats she came across on her husband's phone. She said she doesn't feel safe anymore.

Nigerian lady buys iPhone 14 Pro Max as she wins sports bet after playing for the first time

Nigerian lady buys iPhone 14 Pro Max as she wins sports bet after playing for the first time

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian lady was overjoyed as she bought an iPhone 14 Pro Max from money she won after she played sports bet for the first time. She unboxed the phone in a video.

"This is fun abeg": ABUAD lecturer punishes noisemakers, makes them dance in front of class in video

"This is fun abeg": ABUAD lecturer punishes noisemakers, makes them dance in front of class in video

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

A lecturer at Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) dealt with class noisemakers in a unique way. The academic called them out and made them dance.

"Mummy why?" Little girls fear as Nigerian mum pranks them with fish in funny video

"Mummy why?" Little girls fear as Nigerian mum pranks them with fish in funny video

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

A viral video has shown the moment a Nigerian woman pranked her little girls with fish. She tried ot put the fish in their faces. The kids did not seem comfrorta

"This looks really awkward": Reactions as bride marries with absent groom's picture, video emerges

"This looks really awkward": Reactions as bride marries with absent groom's picture, video emerges

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

A trending video has shown a Nigerian bride getting married with her groom's picture because he was absent. She kissed his picture and moved around with it.

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