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

8252 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

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Nigerian man plants 4000 yam seedlings in sack bags, shows off his progress in new video, surprises people

Nigerian man plants 4000 yam seedlings in sack bags, shows off his progress in new video, surprises people

Celebrities

4 years ago

Woman shows great dance skills as she switches from Davido's song to the focus dance in style, video wows many

Woman shows great dance skills as she switches from Davido's song to the focus dance in style, video wows many

Celebrities

4 years ago

Beautiful Nigerian lady who makes living by frying garri showcases her work, photos surprise many

Beautiful Nigerian lady who makes living by frying garri showcases her work, photos surprise many

Celebrities

4 years ago

24-year-old Nigerian lady who is a nurse celebrates owning house in the US with sultry photos, causes stir

24-year-old Nigerian lady who is a nurse celebrates owning house in the US with sultry photos, causes stir

Celebrities

4 years ago

Corp members 'practice' legwork and cool dance moves in camp in funny video, Nigerians react

Corp members 'practice' legwork and cool dance moves in camp in funny video, Nigerians react

Celebrities

4 years ago

Nigerian graduate who went into farming full-time breaks internet with the massive cucumber he harvested

Nigerian graduate who went into farming full-time breaks internet with the massive cucumber he harvested

Celebrities

4 years ago

Lady bans family members from attending her funeral, publishes exclusive list of 15 persons for own obituary

Lady bans family members from attending her funeral, publishes exclusive list of 15 persons for own obituary

Celebrities

4 years ago

A woman named Maria Paz Fuentes Fernandez has banned her family members from attending her funeral. She went on to publish 15 names of persons that can attend.

June 12 protest: Woman storms venue with travelling bag, preaches to security operatives, photos go viral

June 12 protest: Woman storms venue with travelling bag, preaches to security operatives, photos go viral

People

4 years ago

A woman was seen today at a protest venue in Lagos preaching to law enforcement agents. The lady stormed the venue with a travelling box in viral pictures.

Couple celebrate 31 years of marriage with loved-up photos, they look quite young

Couple celebrate 31 years of marriage with loved-up photos, they look quite young

Celebrities

4 years ago

A man has taken to social media to mark his marital achievement. The man shared loved-up pictures with his wife as he celebrated being married for 31 years.

Oniduro: Video of the moment Tope Alabi criticized song of another gospel artiste that earned her backlash

Oniduro: Video of the moment Tope Alabi criticized song of another gospel artiste that earned her backlash

Celebrities

4 years ago

Popular gospel singer and evangelist Tope Alabi has come under heavy backlash from Nigerians on social media following her criticism of another artiste's song.

61-year-old pastor released from jail after spending 16 months for insulting his family head

61-year-old pastor released from jail after spending 16 months for insulting his family head

Celebrities

4 years ago

A 61-year-old preacher, Kwaku Amofa, has been freed after serving a 16-month jail sentence at the Kumasi Central Prison for insulting the head of his family.

Oniduro Mi: Music video of the song Tope Alabi criticized resurfaces online, Nigerians say it is powerful

Oniduro Mi: Music video of the song Tope Alabi criticized resurfaces online, Nigerians say it is powerful

Celebrities

4 years ago

Following the backlash popular gospel singer has received since her public criticism of a fellow artiste's song, the music video of the song has resurfaced.

Gospel singer Adeyinka Alaseyori goes live on Instagram to sing her song Oniduro Mi, gives fans advise

Gospel singer Adeyinka Alaseyori goes live on Instagram to sing her song Oniduro Mi, gives fans advise

Celebrities

4 years ago

Gospel singer Adeyinka Alaseyori has gone live on her Instagram page to sing her song Oniduro Mi. This is following public criticism of the song by Tope Alabi.

Mum celebrates son's graduation from secondary school with cute photo with him, people say she looks younger

Mum celebrates son's graduation from secondary school with cute photo with him, people say she looks younger

Celebrities

4 years ago

A woman had taken to social media to celebrate her son graduating from high school with a picture of them both. People however think she is his girlfriend.

Man caught taking his 'communion bread' with soda during church service, video goes viral

Man caught taking his 'communion bread' with soda during church service, video goes viral

Celebrities

4 years ago

A man has been caught on video 'washing down' his communion bread with a bottle of soda while a service was ongoing. The video has gone viral and caused stir.

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