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

7978 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

Man engages blind date who stuck with him during lockdown, set to marry her

Man engages blind date who stuck with him during lockdown, set to marry her

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Ohworode of Olomu kingdom: 5 facts about Nigeria's oldest monarch who is 105 years

Ohworode of Olomu kingdom: 5 facts about Nigeria's oldest monarch who is 105...

People

3 years ago

Talented man creates violins using only berries and pears, says someone challenged him to do it

Talented man creates violins using only berries and pears, says someone...

People

3 years ago

Nigerian lady causes stir in church, twerks hard in front of seated pastor, viral video sparks reactions

Nigerian lady causes stir in church, twerks hard in front of seated pastor,...

People

3 years ago

Nigerian graduate says he regrets reading microbiology in school, gives reason, social media reacts

Nigerian graduate says he regrets reading microbiology in school, gives...

People

3 years ago

4 interesting new facts about Dangote as he leads Africa's richest list for the 11th year in a row

4 interesting new facts about Dangote as he leads Africa's richest list for...

People

3 years ago

Lovebirds who started in Nigeria, marry, relocate to UK and birth kid in the space of 3 years in viral photos

Lovebirds who started in Nigeria, marry, relocate to UK and birth kid in the space of 3 years in viral photos

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Nigerian lovebirds have left many people gushing on the net with their progress in the space of three years. They got married, had a kid and relocated abroad.

Nigerian man seeks help to furnish empty self-con after moving out of parents' house, photos cause stir

Nigerian man seeks help to furnish empty self-con after moving out of parents' house, photos cause stir

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian man has taken to social media to seek help in furnishing his self con apartment after announcing that he had moved out of his parents house.

Killer dancer: Little girl pouts lips as she shows off legwork with swag at event, wows guests in cute video

Killer dancer: Little girl pouts lips as she shows off legwork with swag at event, wows guests in cute video

People

3 years ago

A little Nigerian girl melted hearts on social media with her lovely legwork dance moves at an occasion. She pouted her lips as she danced with great energy.

Joy as young man who worked for a year to fund his schooling graduates university as best student

Joy as young man who worked for a year to fund his schooling graduates university as best student

People

3 years ago

A young man, Frank Obeng Addae, graduated as valedictorian for College of Basic and Applied Science at the University of Ghana. He went through many challenges.

Beautiful lady becomes full time barber after graduating from university, reveals why she ventured into it

Beautiful lady becomes full time barber after graduating from university, reveals why she ventured into it

People

3 years ago

Bernice Botchway graduated from the University of Ghana with a degree in French and Sociology. She is now a barber. Her story shows how the passion developed.

Handwritten letter UK Prime Minister sent little girl for cancelling her birthday party resurfaces, many react

Handwritten letter UK Prime Minister sent little girl for cancelling her birthday party resurfaces, many react

People

3 years ago

A handwritten letter United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent to a little girl identified as Josephine in March 2020 has resurfaced on social media.

Man shouts at female banker, seizes bank equipment over a deduction to his account, video goes viral

Man shouts at female banker, seizes bank equipment over a deduction to his account, video goes viral

People

3 years ago

A displeased bank customer created a scene at a bank as he protested unauthorized deductions to his account. He shouted at a banker and seized an equipment.

30-year-old lady donates kidney to her boyfriend then gets dumped three months later

30-year-old lady donates kidney to her boyfriend then gets dumped three months later

People

3 years ago

Colleen Le, a 30-year-old women from the US said her boyfriend, a devout Christian, cheated and dumped her months after she donated one of her kidney to him.

Secondary school leaver rejects opportunity to go to university, has been selling fried yams for 6 years now

Secondary school leaver rejects opportunity to go to university, has been selling fried yams for 6 years now

People

3 years ago

A young man, Dominic Oduro, has been selling fried yam for the past 6 years after he took over the food brand from his mother. He didn't want varsity education.

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