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

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Your government should've taken care of you, black man still in Ukraine speaks on racism in video, many react

Your government should've taken care of you, black man still in Ukraine speaks on racism in video, many react

People

3 years ago

He made it: Young Nigerian man celebrates becoming a licensed lawyer in Canada years after leaving the country

He made it: Young Nigerian man celebrates becoming a licensed lawyer in Canada years after leaving the country

People

3 years ago

Obinna Gabriel: The Corps member whose kind efforts helped fix a ruined road in Kwara, photos emerge

Obinna Gabriel: The Corps member whose kind efforts helped fix a ruined road in Kwara, photos emerge

People

3 years ago

Man narrates how his unemployed friend cost him a job worth N820k a month by not lending him a car

Man narrates how his unemployed friend cost him a job worth N820k a month by not lending him a car

People

3 years ago

Lawrence Adjei: The 26-year-old man who builds electric bikes powered with old dead laptop batteries

Lawrence Adjei: The 26-year-old man who builds electric bikes powered with old dead laptop batteries

People

3 years ago

Man transforms his wheelbarrow with Benz parts like grill and side mirror, video of him with the cart surfaces

Man transforms his wheelbarrow with Benz parts like grill and side mirror, video of him with the cart surfaces

People

3 years ago

He owns a palace in a forest: 4 incredible facts about Russia's President Vladimir Putin

He owns a palace in a forest: 4 incredible facts about Russia's President Vladimir Putin

People

3 years ago

Russia's President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is currently in the eye of a storm that has got the world on its toes with his country's invasion of Ukraine.

Video shows moment a student interrupted a lecturer during lecture by using a loud blender, Nigerians react

Video shows moment a student interrupted a lecturer during lecture by using a loud blender, Nigerians react

People

3 years ago

A video of a supposed undergraduate of Aston varsity, UK using a blender during a lecture in class has gone viral. The lecturer's reaction got people talking.

We've identified him, Police react to video of officer carrying food for VIP at event, reveals next action

We've identified him, Police react to video of officer carrying food for VIP at event, reveals next action

People

3 years ago

The Nigeria Police Force Headquarters has reacted to the viral video of an officer carrying food for a VIP at a function in Kwara. The man has been summoned.

Reactions as Nigerian man 'disappears' with customer's food and employer's motorcycle on first day of work

Reactions as Nigerian man 'disappears' with customer's food and employer's motorcycle on first day of work

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian lady has taken to social media to lament how a delivery guy absconded with a customer's meal as well as the motorcycle he was given to work with.

If they send the bomb to Nigeria, all of us will die, boy weeps uncontrollably for his country in video

If they send the bomb to Nigeria, all of us will die, boy weeps uncontrollably for his country in video

People

3 years ago

A little Nigerian boy has been recorded crying over a personal fear of Russia sending bombs to destroy Nigeria. He wept uncontrollably that he wants to live.

Why is he frowning? Reactions trail video of Nigerian policeman carrying served food for 'big woman' at event

Why is he frowning? Reactions trail video of Nigerian policeman carrying served food for 'big woman' at event

People

3 years ago

A footage from an event has shown the moment a Nigerian policeman was made to carry dished food for a 'big woman.' It was how he kept his face for many people.

Even I as a graduate can't answer it, lady says as she shares 'hard' homework on Russia pry 3 pupil was given

Even I as a graduate can't answer it, lady says as she shares 'hard' homework on Russia pry 3 pupil was given

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian lady has stirred reactions on the net as she shared the tough assignment a primary 3 pupil was given in school. The assignment has got many talking.

Filling station worker in trouble as lady buys fuel of N19,700 and runs away without paying

Filling station worker in trouble as lady buys fuel of N19,700 and runs away without paying

People

3 years ago

A young woman skipped out on paying her petrol bill of N19,700. The driver of the silver/grey Ford Fiesta said she forgot her wallet at home and never returned.

Woman bites off her lover's ear after the man gave her N365 as transport fare to return home

Woman bites off her lover's ear after the man gave her N365 as transport fare to return home

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A Nairobi woman who bit off her lover's ear over N365 for fare has been charged with causing grievous harm. Zainab Ochero was charged before a Kibra court.

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