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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

9909 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

Man breaks up with intelligent girlfriend for being independent, says he can’t control her, their chats leak

Man breaks up with intelligent girlfriend for being independent, says he can’t control her, their chats leak

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Nigerian couple and their guests ignore heavy downpour as they carry on with wedding, photos melt hearts

Nigerian couple and their guests ignore heavy downpour as they carry on with wedding, photos melt hearts

Wedding

3 years ago

Nigerian man spotted on road with live alligator on his arm, carries it like baby in stunning video

Nigerian man spotted on road with live alligator on his arm, carries it like baby in stunning video

People

3 years ago

Nigerian man who recently got married shares his home wishlist, tells people to send them gifts, many react

Nigerian man who recently got married shares his home wishlist, tells people to send them gifts, many react

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Nigerian man celebrates renting one room with nothing in it, says he'd be drinking garri, shares photos

Nigerian man celebrates renting one room with nothing in it, says he'd be drinking garri, shares photos

People

3 years ago

Nigerian mum in tears after opening 2 palm oil kegs she bought from man out of pity, sad photo emerges

Nigerian mum in tears after opening 2 palm oil kegs she bought from man out of pity, sad photo emerges

People

3 years ago

Man surprises fuel attendant on her birthday, performs for her at the petrol station in cute video

Man surprises fuel attendant on her birthday, performs for her at the petrol station in cute video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A man stunned a fuel attendat at a filling station as he treated her to a lovely surrpise on her birthday. He came with gifts as he performed songs for her.

Wife bursts into tears like baby as she loses hair while brushing it, husband scolds her in video

Wife bursts into tears like baby as she loses hair while brushing it, husband scolds her in video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A Nigerian man was displeased after seeing the tantrum his wife threw over a portion of her hair that came off while she was brushing it. He scolded her for it.

Young men & women dig hole in the ground, eat fufu with soup from it, video causes stir online

Young men & women dig hole in the ground, eat fufu with soup from it, video causes stir online

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A video of some young men and women eating fufu and soup from a hole in the ground has surfaced online and got people talking. Many seemed to love the style.

Guinness Records: Nigerian lady who attempted Indoor-thon in tears as fiancé dumps her for embarrassing him

Guinness Records: Nigerian lady who attempted Indoor-thon in tears as fiancé dumps her for embarrassing him

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A Nigerian woman who attempted to break a Guinness World Record of staying indoors for 168 hours has cried out, saying her fiance called off their engagement.

Dad who couldn't afford cake uses sliced bride for daughter's birthday, lights candle on it in viral video

Dad who couldn't afford cake uses sliced bride for daughter's birthday, lights candle on it in viral video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A man who couldn't buy a birthday cake for his daughter settled for sliced bread instead. In a video, he lit a candle on the bread as he marked her birthday.

Stubborn little girl scared of clipper fights barber in funny video, refuses to have haircut

Stubborn little girl scared of clipper fights barber in funny video, refuses to have haircut

People

3 years ago

A stubborn Nigerian girl left many people in stitches over the fight she put up at a barbershop. She stopped the barber from using his clipper on her head.

Joy as Nigerian lawyer finally locates family of abandoned30-year-old house in Kaduna, photos emerge online

Joy as Nigerian lawyer finally locates family of abandoned30-year-old house in Kaduna, photos emerge online

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A Nigerian lawyer, Abdulmalik, has been hailed on social media after he finally located the family of a 30-year-old abandoned house situated in Kaduna state.

Drama as Nigerian mum returns for her child 7 years after she abandoned him, grandma refuses to release him

Drama as Nigerian mum returns for her child 7 years after she abandoned him, grandma refuses to release him

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A drama ensued somewhere in Abeokuta as a woman returned for her son seven years after she abandoned him. His grandmother insists she won't let her have him.

Man who is scared of women builds fence around his house to keep them away, video goes viral

Man who is scared of women builds fence around his house to keep them away, video goes viral

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A 71-year-old man Callitxe Nzamwita said he had lived alone since he was a teenager. He locked himself up in his house for 55 years as he was scared of women.

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