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

First-class taxi: Rolls Royce Phantom painted with gold spotted being used as a taxi on street in video

First-class taxi: Rolls Royce Phantom painted with gold spotted being used as a taxi on street in video

People

3 years ago

Na gateman house be this: Nigerians react to video of small Lagos apartment with no kitchen rented for N600k

Na gateman house be this: Nigerians react to video of small Lagos apartment with no kitchen rented for N600k

People

3 years ago

I love my landlord: Man says as his landlord reduces house rent for 7 months, shares sweet letter

I love my landlord: Man says as his landlord reduces house rent for 7 months, shares sweet letter

People

3 years ago

35-year-old man celebrates as his 70-year-old Oyinbo wife gifts him N541k, she's set to fly into the country

35-year-old man celebrates as his 70-year-old Oyinbo wife gifts him N541k, she's set to fly into the country

People

3 years ago

I want to have children: Little girl's 'weird' birthday wish sends guests into frenzy, video causes huge stir

I want to have children: Little girl's 'weird' birthday wish sends guests into frenzy, video causes huge stir

People

3 years ago

Nigerian man invited to be a speaker at same university he forfeited its admission 11 years ago, shares photos

Nigerian man invited to be a speaker at same university he forfeited its admission 11 years ago, shares photos

People

3 years ago

Shy girl made to dance in front of people shows off sweet leg moves, all stopped dancing to watch her in video

Shy girl made to dance in front of people shows off sweet leg moves, all stopped dancing to watch her in video

People

3 years ago

A girl left many people speechless as she showed off great legwork while dancing in front of people. She had first refused from dancing but was dragged back.

Man shows off the big hotel, apartments and lands he bought for self and wife after winning N755m mega jackpot

Man shows off the big hotel, apartments and lands he bought for self and wife after winning N755m mega jackpot

People

3 years ago

A man Cosmas Korir, the lucky winner of N208 million jackpot in 2018 has disclosed that he invested the money in two apartments, parcels of lands, and a hotel.

Little lady whines waist for her little man as she jumps on Trigger Dance Challenge, video sparks reactions

Little lady whines waist for her little man as she jumps on Trigger Dance Challenge, video sparks reactions

People

3 years ago

A video of a tiny woman doing the popular social media Trigger Challenge had social media users intrigued and amused. Internet peeps loved her fire dance moves.

Why is his face like that? Reactions as Nigerian dad keeps straight face as son buys him a new car in video

Why is his face like that? Reactions as Nigerian dad keeps straight face as son buys him a new car in video

People

3 years ago

A young man treated his dad to a lovely surprise as he bought him a new car. A video has shown the moment he led his straight-faced barefooted dad to the car.

Little girl tearfully knocks mum for taking her money, warns her not to do it again, video stirs reactions

Little girl tearfully knocks mum for taking her money, warns her not to do it again, video stirs reactions

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A video of a girl tearfully scolding mum for keeping her money in her bag has got many talking. The kid warned her mum never to keep money for her in future.

Give her a medal: Petite lady in short skirt thrills crowd with fast legwork, leaves people screaming in video

Give her a medal: Petite lady in short skirt thrills crowd with fast legwork, leaves people screaming in video

People

3 years ago

A petite lady left people screaming as she showed off legwork while dancing before a crowd. The lady vibed swiftly that people got on their feet in amazement.

Viral video shows 3 beautiful British-Nigerian ladies speaking Yoruba with cute accent, causes huge stir

Viral video shows 3 beautiful British-Nigerian ladies speaking Yoruba with cute accent, causes huge stir

People

3 years ago

An emerging video of three cute British-Nigerian ladies speaking the Yoruba language with passion and excitement has sent social media users into mixed frenzy.

Nigerian lady Naomi allegedly kidnapped along with 6 other persons on their way to Lagos, her photo emerges

Nigerian lady Naomi allegedly kidnapped along with 6 other persons on their way to Lagos, her photo emerges

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian lady identified as Naomi has allegedly been kidnapped along with 6 other persons while travelling along Kabba in Kogi state en route to Lagos state.

Nigerian mum shares photos as her 1-year-old son swallows key after she left him to keep plates in the kitchen

Nigerian mum shares photos as her 1-year-old son swallows key after she left him to keep plates in the kitchen

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian woman identified as Chiamaka Silas has taken to social media to appreciate God for saving her son's life after he swallowed key. She forced it out.

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