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

7979 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

Talented African students invent robot that can feed people who have no hands, show it off in video

Talented African students invent robot that can feed people who have no hands,...

People

3 years ago

Na wrestling be this? Lady lands on floor twice as she dances weirdly in front of people, video causes stir

Na wrestling be this? Lady lands on floor twice as she dances weirdly in front...

People

3 years ago

Where are these people from? Family of 4 show off their own Amapiano dance moves in stunning video, stun many

Where are these people from? Family of 4 show off their own Amapiano dance moves...

People

3 years ago

Man sheds tears in video as former customer who returned from abroad show him love in foreign currency

Man sheds tears in video as former customer who returned from abroad show him...

People

3 years ago

Heartbroken man cries out after seeing his longtime girlfriend on reality TV show searching for love

Heartbroken man cries out after seeing his longtime girlfriend on reality TV...

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Groom embarrasses himself at wedding as he struggles to open champagne, the bride looked vexed in the video

Groom embarrasses himself at wedding as he struggles to open champagne, the...

People

3 years ago

Man embarrasses female coursemate who helps him with his assignments, gives her wads of cash in viral video

Man embarrasses female coursemate who helps him with his assignments, gives her wads of cash in viral video

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian man embarrassed a lady on campus as he appreciated her for helping him with his various assignments in school. He handed her money in viral video.

Lady shows up at boyfriend's workplace to propose to him, causes stir among his female colleagues in video

Lady shows up at boyfriend's workplace to propose to him, causes stir among his female colleagues in video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A bold lady treated her boyfriend to a huge surprise by showing up at his workplace to propose marriage to him. She left his female colleagues stunned in video.

She's in spirit: Little girl hops on one foot in video, shows off sterling legwork in church that wowed pastor

She's in spirit: Little girl hops on one foot in video, shows off sterling legwork in church that wowed pastor

People

3 years ago

A little girl caused an uproar in church with her sterling dance moves. The girl left her seat and danced to the front hoping on one foot before doing legwork.

Nigeria beats Ghana in latest top 10 happiest countries in Africa ranking, but not the first on the continent

Nigeria beats Ghana in latest top 10 happiest countries in Africa ranking, but not the first on the continent

People

3 years ago

Nigeria climbed 15 places up to beat Ghana in the latest happiest countries in Africa ranking. Nigeria is not the first, thanks to the people of Mauritius.

61-year-old Nigerian woman who has never had kids marries for the first time in Germany, video, photos emerge

61-year-old Nigerian woman who has never had kids marries for the first time in Germany, video, photos emerge

Wedding

3 years ago

A 61-year-old Nigerian woman who has never being married before recently tied the knot with her lover in Germany. Reports also say she has never had children.

Company turns its CEO, engineers to delivery boys, angers them

Company turns its CEO, engineers to delivery boys, angers them

People

3 years ago

DoorDash recently asked its employees, from the CEO, engineers and the ilk to junior staff to make a delivery at least once a month. The move caused debates.

Creative man builds beautiful underground bar using leftover materials, photos go viral

Creative man builds beautiful underground bar using leftover materials, photos go viral

People

3 years ago

Jody Wainright is a man of many talents after completing an underground bar that led him to part ways with more than N13m and built from leftover materials.

Brilliant secondary school leaver working as a car apprentice because she can't afford varsity education

Brilliant secondary school leaver working as a car apprentice because she can't afford varsity education

People

3 years ago

Nayla Ologo graduated from senior high school and was unable to further her education because of financial difficulties. Currently, she is car detailing expert.

People tell me to quit school: 71-year-old man in primary 3 with kids opens up in video

People tell me to quit school: 71-year-old man in primary 3 with kids opens up in video

People

3 years ago

Isaac, a 71-year-old man went back to school because he missed the opportunity while growing up. The man said his family was so poor they could not afford fees.

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