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

8000 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

We are the Shinseki's: Couple finds weird 1995 note & pictures from previous owners of new house they bought

We are the Shinseki's: Couple finds weird 1995 note & pictures from previous...

People

3 years ago

Man shows up at hospital with live band to sing and dance for his friend receiving treatment, video melts hearts

Man shows up at hospital with live band to sing and dance for his friend...

People

3 years ago

Young Nigerian vice-chancellor cited 5000 times beats people from Canada, UK, others to win US scholarship

Young Nigerian vice-chancellor cited 5000 times beats people from Canada, UK,...

People

3 years ago

Boss sacks cameraman for coming late, runs after & gifts him new car in cute video, the worker cried

Boss sacks cameraman for coming late, runs after & gifts him new car in cute...

People

3 years ago

She ordered me out; UNILORIN student who beat his female lecturer to coma reveals why he dealt with her

She ordered me out; UNILORIN student who beat his female lecturer to coma...

People

3 years ago

Old man confused as stranger shows up to his house & gifts him tear rubber tricycle, video melts hearts

Old man confused as stranger shows up to his house & gifts him tear rubber...

People

3 years ago

Cute photos as Nigerian man who is a policeman in US celebrated as he gets higher rank, now deputy sheriff

Cute photos as Nigerian man who is a policeman in US celebrated as he gets higher rank, now deputy sheriff

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian man Gbenga Ibrahim has been celebrated on social media for becoming a deputy sheriff in the US. He became a deputy sheriff on Friday November 12.

She's a graduate but couldn't get job for 17 years; Man hails mum who sponsored his education as a trader

She's a graduate but couldn't get job for 17 years; Man hails mum who sponsored his education as a trader

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A Nigerian man Osaretin Michael has celebrated his mum who despite being a graduate co-sponsored his education with proceeds from her occupation as a trader.

He's a real mummy's boy; Reactions as groom cries like a baby in video at wedding during mum-son dance

He's a real mummy's boy; Reactions as groom cries like a baby in video at wedding during mum-son dance

Wedding

3 years ago

A bridegroom was overwhelmed with emotions as he wept like a baby during the wedding's mother-son dance moment. The viral video has got many people talking.

Father consoles driver who hit his 10-year-old daughter with car on road in emotional video, melts hearts

Father consoles driver who hit his 10-year-old daughter with car on road in emotional video, melts hearts

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A father drew a distraught driver to his chest to console him after the man hit his 10-year-old daughter. Though worried, the father calmed the driver's nerves.

Sylvia Bichanga: Oyinbo lady relocates from US, falls in love with Kenyan man and now hawks on the streets

Sylvia Bichanga: Oyinbo lady relocates from US, falls in love with Kenyan man and now hawks on the streets

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Sylvia, a US national is married to Kenyan Kelvin Opanga, who runs an electronics repair shop. Sylvia hawks snacks American in the streets of the lakeside city.

Chubby groom and his beautiful bride steal show at their wedding with amazing shoulder dance moves in video

Chubby groom and his beautiful bride steal show at their wedding with amazing shoulder dance moves in video

Wedding

3 years ago

A video of a plumpy groom and his beautiful bride dancing effortlessly at their wedding has sparked mixed reactions on social media. People feared for the lady.

I finally got him; Nigerian lady shares chats as she weds man who had been ignoring her since 2017 on Facebook

I finally got him; Nigerian lady shares chats as she weds man who had been ignoring her since 2017 on Facebook

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A Nigerian lady has celebrated getting married to a man she met on Facebook. She had first chatted him up bur he kept ignoring her until he finally responded.

Rich woman transfers her house, gold & assets of N55.5m to man who served her for 25 years, ignores relatives

Rich woman transfers her house, gold & assets of N55.5m to man who served her for 25 years, ignores relatives

People

3 years ago

A poor man has now become a millionaire after a rich woman named Minati Patnaik transferred her house, gold ornaments and assets worth N55.5 million to him.

His head's shape changed; Reactions as Nigerian man shares abroad photos as he marks 4 years of moving to UK

His head's shape changed; Reactions as Nigerian man shares abroad photos as he marks 4 years of moving to UK

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian medical practitioner has taken to social media to show off his new look since relocating to the United Kingdom 4 years ago. Photos spark huge debate.

Victor Duru