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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

Lady tattoos name of her Nigerian Twitter crush on her face, video of her receiving the ink stirs reactions

Lady tattoos name of her Nigerian Twitter crush on her face, video of her receiving the ink stirs reactions

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Nigerian mum drags son's teacher online over his harsh marking scheme, shares his JSS1 answer sheet

Nigerian mum drags son's teacher online over his harsh marking scheme, shares his JSS1 answer sheet

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Man in UK still searching for his Nigerian dad after 27 years shares parent's old marriage photo

Man in UK still searching for his Nigerian dad after 27 years shares parent's old marriage photo

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Video shows emotional moment Nigerian man followed best friend to airport as he relocates to Canada

Video shows emotional moment Nigerian man followed best friend to airport as he relocates to Canada

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Kenyan Chef Maliha Mohammed finally breaks Hilda Baci's Guinness World Record, sets new one

Kenyan Chef Maliha Mohammed finally breaks Hilda Baci's Guinness World Record, sets new one

People

3 years ago

"Just imagine": Nigerian man laments over how his girlfriend cooks, exposes her in video & vows not to wed her

"Just imagine": Nigerian man laments over how his girlfriend cooks, exposes her in video & vows not to wed her

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

UNIBEN students organise mock wedding for 2 classmates in school as their exam, videos stun many

UNIBEN students organise mock wedding for 2 classmates in school as their exam, videos stun many

Wedding

3 years ago

For their practical exam, some UNIBEN students did a mock wedding on the school premises. Like a real wedding, the 'couple' being examined had a photoshoot.

"Go hide now": Man buys storage unit for $500, finds safe filled with $7.5m in it, many advise him

"Go hide now": Man buys storage unit for $500, finds safe filled with $7.5m in it, many advise him

People

3 years ago

A man bought a storage unit only to find $7.5 million in a safe inside it. The original owner reportedly offered him $600k to return the money but he refused.

"You get strong heart to open am": Surprise as man finds deep hole in his hotel room, records it

"You get strong heart to open am": Surprise as man finds deep hole in his hotel room, records it

People

3 years ago

A man has recorded the shocking thing he found in his hotel room. He discovered a covered part of the floor. When he opened the hole, he saw it led underground.

"I have a lot of money": Rich native doctor with houses, cars says he needs wife, drops his phone number

"I have a lot of money": Rich native doctor with houses, cars says he needs wife, drops his phone number

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A rich native doctor has taken his search for a wife to social media. The herbalist says he is 29 years old and has a lot of money to take care of a woman.

Lagos man vanishes with N23m car he was told to wash, photo of alleged car thief emerges online

Lagos man vanishes with N23m car he was told to wash, photo of alleged car thief emerges online

People

3 years ago

A search is on for a Nigerian man who disappeared with a car worth N23 million left in his custody. He was told to wash the car but has not been seen since.

"You're not supposed to be here": Brilliant Nigerian man with Oracle certificate roams the street, goes viral

"You're not supposed to be here": Brilliant Nigerian man with Oracle certificate roams the street, goes viral

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian man, Kisa, has gone viral online after he was spotted on the streets of Lagos. The man has many IDs and an Oracle certification but looks tattered.

"See finish": Patient dad keeps quiet as 3 daughters wear his clothes, dance in front of TV in video

"See finish": Patient dad keeps quiet as 3 daughters wear his clothes, dance in front of TV in video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A Nigerian dad looked coldly as his three daughters appeared before him while he was watching a football match and began to dance. They all wore his clothes.

"This woman wanted to finish me with beating": Nigerian lady shares her mum's secondary school result online

"This woman wanted to finish me with beating": Nigerian lady shares her mum's secondary school result online

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian lady has taken to the net to share her mother's secondary school result, saying her mum wanted to 'finish her with beating.' It got people talking.

Exclusive: "Why I rejected Davido's monetary offer on Twitter," Man on bicycle from Benue to Lagos opens up

Exclusive: "Why I rejected Davido's monetary offer on Twitter," Man on bicycle from Benue to Lagos opens up

People

3 years ago

The young Nigerian man riding his bicycle from Benue state to see Davido in Lagos state has shared with Legit.ng why he turned down the singer's monetary offer.

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