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

8235 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

53-year-old man storms school, breaks 12 windows after finding out that wife had an affair with the watchman

53-year-old man storms school, breaks 12 windows after finding out that wife had an affair with the watchman

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Man packs out of matrimonial home after catching wife of 30 yrs cheating with her lover, now lives in one room

Man packs out of matrimonial home after catching wife of 30 yrs cheating with her lover, now lives in one room

People

3 years ago

Pre-wedding photos of beautiful Nigerian lady and her small-sized lover gets many people talking

Pre-wedding photos of beautiful Nigerian lady and her small-sized lover gets many people talking

Wedding

3 years ago

From meme to wealth: Viral coffin dance meme sold as NFT for a whopping N434 million

From meme to wealth: Viral coffin dance meme sold as NFT for a whopping N434 million

People

3 years ago

Well-dressed black man causes stir abroad on a busy road, dances for no reason, Oyinbos looked confused

Well-dressed black man causes stir abroad on a busy road, dances for no reason, Oyinbos looked confused

People

3 years ago

We made about N500k at our wedding: Nigerian couple who married in a small way reveals, they had only 20 IVs

We made about N500k at our wedding: Nigerian couple who married in a small way reveals, they had only 20 IVs

People

3 years ago

I'm 15, not looking bad: Message to prospective boyfriends sent to sea in a bottle found 55 years later

I'm 15, not looking bad: Message to prospective boyfriends sent to sea in a bottle found 55 years later

People

3 years ago

A message teenage girls put in a bottle and sent to sea in search of boyfriend ahs been found after 55 years. Interestingly, it was found in the same place.

Why always Lagos? Video of car with covered windscreen being driven on busy Lagos road stuns Nigerians

Why always Lagos? Video of car with covered windscreen being driven on busy Lagos road stuns Nigerians

People

3 years ago

Nigerians have reacted to a video of a car with a covered windscreen being driven on a busy Lagos road. The driver could be seen trying to overtake some cars.

Sir, hold it! Calm actress cries out during movie shoot as big live snake placed on her neck moves in video

Sir, hold it! Calm actress cries out during movie shoot as big live snake placed on her neck moves in video

People

3 years ago

A clip from a movie shoot has shown the moment an actress freaked out after a live snake placed around her neck slithered to her back. She had faked being calm.

Small criminal: Little kid messes up dad's car by drawing on it in video then 'disappears' from scene in style

Small criminal: Little kid messes up dad's car by drawing on it in video then 'disappears' from scene in style

People

3 years ago

A viral video of a child who drew on his dad's car and fled gave peeps online the feels as they were reminded of the antics that they got up to as children.

Video shows moment Nigerian mum got cash gifts from stranger she helped with food days ago, stirs reactions

Video shows moment Nigerian mum got cash gifts from stranger she helped with food days ago, stirs reactions

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian woman's kindness to a man who showed up at her place and requested for food has earned her cash gifts. The man returned later to give her N152k.

Old man maltreated and left for dead by his brothers who wanted to inherit his land rescued, photos emerge

Old man maltreated and left for dead by his brothers who wanted to inherit his land rescued, photos emerge

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Mzee Kunene, an octogenarian who was rescued by Usikimye after his brothers assaulted him while wishing for him to die, is doing great at an old people’s home.

Young man stuns old roadside seller with N5k in video after buying N100 popcorn, it's her cute smile for many

Young man stuns old roadside seller with N5k in video after buying N100 popcorn, it's her cute smile for many

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian man made the day of an old roadside popcorn seller by showing her kindness. He surprised the woman with N5k cash after buying popcorn of N100.

Nigerian man in disbelief as he finds out money saved in his piggy bank has turned to paper, shares video

Nigerian man in disbelief as he finds out money saved in his piggy bank has turned to paper, shares video

People

3 years ago

A man has expressed shock after breaking his piggy bank only to find out his money saved had turned to paper. He shared a video of his finding on social media.

Poor widow with 8 kids who boiled stones for her hungry children gifted a new 6-bedroom house worth N5m

Poor widow with 8 kids who boiled stones for her hungry children gifted a new 6-bedroom house worth N5m

People

3 years ago

A poor widow, Penina Kitsao, who boiled stones to feed her children has been made to smile again as kindhearted folks contributed and got her a modern house.

Victor Duru