Victor Duru

Education: B.Sc in Management Studies, Imo State University, 2020, 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

8662 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

Lady destroys bank's ATM with one of her heels over an unresolved issue with her account, wows Oyinbos in clip

Lady destroys bank's ATM with one of her heels over an unresolved issue with her account, wows Oyinbos in clip

People

3 years ago

Grace at work: Viral kid dancers flown into Nigeria & featured in music video of hit song ODG by Eltee Skhillz

Grace at work: Viral kid dancers flown into Nigeria & featured in music video of hit song ODG by Eltee Skhillz

People

3 years ago

Honest keke driver rewarded with only N1k for returning bag containing 10 new phones passenger had forgotten

Honest keke driver rewarded with only N1k for returning bag containing 10 new phones passenger had forgotten

People

3 years ago

Nigerian lady employed by her parents to work on construction site after she asked them for 2k, clips go viral

Nigerian lady employed by her parents to work on construction site after she asked them for 2k, clips go viral

People

3 years ago

She's flexible: Young girl in crop top shows hot moves with legs apart as she dances before students in video

She's flexible: Young girl in crop top shows hot moves with legs apart as she dances before students in video

People

3 years ago

Wife cries for help as husband dumps her & kids in Nigeria, returns to Spain with only their travel documents

Wife cries for help as husband dumps her & kids in Nigeria, returns to Spain with only their travel documents

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Grace found him: Young man who recorded the clip of the sacked dancing security boys gets overseas scholarship

Grace found him: Young man who recorded the clip of the sacked dancing security boys gets overseas scholarship

People

3 years ago

The young Nigerian man who recorded the viral video of the dancing security men before they were sacked has bagged a foreign scholarship along with the lads.

My friends and I hang out 3 times every semester, young lady who broke 38-year-old ABU sociology record says

My friends and I hang out 3 times every semester, young lady who broke 38-year-old ABU sociology record says

People

3 years ago

Musa Muminah Agaka, a lady who broke a 38-year-old sociology record at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria has revealed that first-class was never her plan.

OAU student defends yahoo boys at event with reasons in video, says they have saved Nigeria from recession

OAU student defends yahoo boys at event with reasons in video, says they have saved Nigeria from recession

People

3 years ago

A video of an Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife (OAU) defending yahoo yahoo by explaining how it has helped saved the country from recession has caused a stir.

I thought it was against Christianity: Deeper Life church pastor who became king after 10 years of fleeing

I thought it was against Christianity: Deeper Life church pastor who became king after 10 years of fleeing

People

3 years ago

After 10 years of running from it, a Deeper Life Bible Church pastor finally accepted to be crowned the king of a kingdom in Ekiti state. He shares his story.

Old headmaster on a bike hides face as his former student in car mocks him, video sparks mixed reactions

Old headmaster on a bike hides face as his former student in car mocks him, video sparks mixed reactions

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian man happened to run into his old headmaster on the road and made a mockery of him. The Nigerian rode a car while the teacher used a motorcycle.

I'm so ashamed of my country: Nigerian lady shares how she's rejected at a job interview due to her height

I'm so ashamed of my country: Nigerian lady shares how she's rejected at a job interview due to her height

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian lady named Annabel Olucho has lamented how she was rejected a job interview because of her height. The lady said she arrived 25 minutes before time.

I spent almost 3 years in school only to realise my admission is fake: Lady shares her struggles cheerfully

I spent almost 3 years in school only to realise my admission is fake: Lady shares her struggles cheerfully

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian lady has stunned the internet with her cheerfulness despite her painful life experiences. The lady said she couldn't get admitted into university.

Nigerian students, teachers give school owner a queen's treatment in class on her 45th birthday, video emerges

Nigerian students, teachers give school owner a queen's treatment in class on her 45th birthday, video emerges

People

3 years ago

Students and teachers treated a female school owner to a beautiful surprise as they marked her 45th birthday in style. They made the woman feel like a queen.

'Big man' resists security men evicting him from Banana island house for allegedly owing rent, videos emerge

'Big man' resists security men evicting him from Banana island house for allegedly owing rent, videos emerge

People

3 years ago

Videos showing the moment a man was about to be evicted from his Banana Island mansion in Lagos by security operatives have sparked mixed reactions on the net.

Victor Duru