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

8219 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

People insulted me: 56-year-old woman weeps in video as she gives birth to twins for first time

People insulted me: 56-year-old woman weeps in video as she gives birth to twins for first time

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Nigerian family living in flooded apartment for 5 years go viral, video of their home interior breaks hearts

Nigerian family living in flooded apartment for 5 years go viral, video of their home interior breaks hearts

People

3 years ago

Toraja: A place where families live in the same house with the dead, give food and wear them clothes

Toraja: A place where families live in the same house with the dead, give food and wear them clothes

People

3 years ago

Boy sticks to wall like Spiderman to escape being dealt with by mum, she couldn't get him, video goes viral

Boy sticks to wall like Spiderman to escape being dealt with by mum, she couldn't get him, video goes viral

People

3 years ago

3 stunning family reunions that broke the internet, one involved a Nigerian man who met his mum after 43 years

3 stunning family reunions that broke the internet, one involved a Nigerian man who met his mum after 43 years

People

3 years ago

I am going to take a leap of faith: Man with AS genotype reveals, set to marry AS lady he met 2 months ago

I am going to take a leap of faith: Man with AS genotype reveals, set to marry AS lady he met 2 months ago

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Physically challenged man sells himself to school owner, inspires job vacancy & gets employed, photos wow many

Physically challenged man sells himself to school owner, inspires job vacancy & gets employed, photos wow many

People

3 years ago

Instead of seeking alms, a physically challenged Nigerian man approached a school and sold himself well to the owner and this forced the proprietor's hand.

Is it by force? Reactions as man 'aggressively' romances wife, forces her to dance with him in video

Is it by force? Reactions as man 'aggressively' romances wife, forces her to dance with him in video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Mixed reactions have greeted an emerging video of a man showing love to his wife in what many termed aggressive. The man dragged and held her as he danced.

Nigerian woman, hubby & 2 kids escape with no injury as ceiling fan falls on their bed at night, photos emerge

Nigerian woman, hubby & 2 kids escape with no injury as ceiling fan falls on their bed at night, photos emerge

People

3 years ago

A married Nigerian woman named Yvonne Stanley has taken to social media to appreciate God for saving her and her entire family from a ceiling fan accident.

Video shows moment Oyinbo man gifted lady N623k cash to see her family in Nigeria for agreeing to talk to him

Video shows moment Oyinbo man gifted lady N623k cash to see her family in Nigeria for agreeing to talk to him

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian lady was gifted N623k cash by an Oyinbo man to see her family for agreeing to talk him out of his bad day. She hadn't returned home in 3 years.

If you want to see my red eyes, misbehave: Nigerian dad sternly warns son at his wedding in viral video

If you want to see my red eyes, misbehave: Nigerian dad sternly warns son at his wedding in viral video

Wedding

3 years ago

A video from a Yoruba wedding occasion has shown the moment a Nigerian father warned his son against maltreating his daughter-in-law. It looked like a threat.

Video shows shameful moment pastor stopped man from proposing to lady during wedding, says he wasn't informed

Video shows shameful moment pastor stopped man from proposing to lady during wedding, says he wasn't informed

People

3 years ago

A man was left embarrassed as a pastor stopped him from proposal to a lady in the middle of a wedding. The pastor said he wasn't aware of the relationship.

She wants to be different: Oyo state corps member wows many, rocks long skirt in camp, video goes viral

She wants to be different: Oyo state corps member wows many, rocks long skirt in camp, video goes viral

People

3 years ago

A female corps member in Oyo state has become an internet sensation after she was spotted rocking long skirts in camp. A video capturing this has caused a stir.

Young man breaks 9-year-old record as he graduates with a first-class, shares his almost perfect result

Young man breaks 9-year-old record as he graduates with a first-class, shares his almost perfect result

People

3 years ago

A young man made history at Ahmad Bello University as he graduated with a firs-class from the department of electronics and telecommunications engineering.

She took her life back: 'Rev sister' returns to the world, spotted smoking & partying hard in club in video

She took her life back: 'Rev sister' returns to the world, spotted smoking & partying hard in club in video

People

3 years ago

A video of an alleged reverend sister partying hard and smoking at a club has sparked mixed reactions on social media. Many said the lady took her life back.

Victor Duru