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

8300 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

Pregnant lady who started saving money when she discovered about her pregnancy breaks her piggy bank

Pregnant lady who started saving money when she discovered about her pregnancy breaks her piggy bank

People

5 months ago

Nurse emotional at airport as her brother relocates overseas, video moves people to tears: "I cried"

Nurse emotional at airport as her brother relocates overseas, video moves people to tears: "I cried"

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

Lady who works in mortuary shares heartbreaking experience, says it happens everyday

Lady who works in mortuary shares heartbreaking experience, says it happens everyday

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

Man recounts what he noticed 5 minutes after he landed in United States after leaving Nigeria

Man recounts what he noticed 5 minutes after he landed in United States after leaving Nigeria

People

5 months ago

White lady refuses to go near pit toilet in her husband's village: "I can smell it from here"

White lady refuses to go near pit toilet in her husband's village: "I can smell it from here"

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

Nigerian man living in Canada who earns N2.3 million monthly shares how much goes into his expenses

Nigerian man living in Canada who earns N2.3 million monthly shares how much goes into his expenses

People

5 months ago

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University student trends over her surname, says lecturers struggle to say it

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University student trends over her surname, says lecturers struggle to say it

People

5 months ago

A female student of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University has shared her surname which she considers a case study. Her lecturers struggle to pronounce it.

Lady flies to Nigeria for first time in 13 years to meet female stranger she met on TikTok

Lady flies to Nigeria for first time in 13 years to meet female stranger she met on TikTok

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

A lady returned to Nigeria for the first time in 13 years to meet a female stranger she became friends with on TikTok. She said she left her baby behind.

Young man who told elder brother he misses him shares epic response he gave him on WhatsApp

Young man who told elder brother he misses him shares epic response he gave him on WhatsApp

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

A young man has taken to social media to showcase his elder brother's reply after he told him that he misses him. He posted their chat and it got people talking.

Agidigbo radio owner Oriyomi Hamzat employs talented boy as staff, offers him scholarship, others

Agidigbo radio owner Oriyomi Hamzat employs talented boy as staff, offers him scholarship, others

People

5 months ago

A talented Nigerian boy has been employed as a staff by an Ibadan radio station. He was offered a scholarship up to university level and will be paid monthly.

Dry cleaner shares sad observation after customer brought dirty clothes to his shop: "I saw this"

Dry cleaner shares sad observation after customer brought dirty clothes to his shop: "I saw this"

People

5 months ago

A dry cleaner has recounted a sad observation he made after a customer brought clothes to his shop for washing. He saw a particular polo which touched him.

OAU alumnus regrets not going abroad when it was easier, shares why he stayed in Nigeria

OAU alumnus regrets not going abroad when it was easier, shares why he stayed in Nigeria

People

5 months ago

An alumnus of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has said he regrets not leaving Nigeria years ago when it was easier to do so. He shared why he stayed in Nigeria.

Okrika seller spots heel with ring in it, people drag her for refusing to buy it: "E fit be diamond"

Okrika seller spots heel with ring in it, people drag her for refusing to buy it: "E fit be diamond"

People

5 months ago

An okrika seller said she found a heel with a ring in it while sourcing for heels, adding that she refused to buy it. People criticised her for rejecting it.

Jehovah's Witness wedding trends as groom pecks bride instead, refuses to kiss her

Jehovah's Witness wedding trends as groom pecks bride instead, refuses to kiss her

Wedding

5 months ago

A drama ensued at a Jehovah's Witness wedding as a groom refused to kiss his bride on her lips. He resorted to giving her pecks on both sides of her cheeks.

Nigerian woman laments online as husband stops picking her calls after moving abroad: "I'm in debt"

Nigerian woman laments online as husband stops picking her calls after moving abroad: "I'm in debt"

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

A Nigerian woman is threatening to release her husband's picture after he ghosted her since travelling out of Nigeria. She is threatening to post his photo.

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