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

8240 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

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Video captures 78-year-old US President Joe Biden and wife Jill riding bicycles on streets, stirs reactions

Video captures 78-year-old US President Joe Biden and wife Jill riding bicycles on streets, stirs reactions

Celebrities

4 years ago

Throwback photos of pastor Kumuyi who was expelled from church in 1975 resurface as he clocks 80

Throwback photos of pastor Kumuyi who was expelled from church in 1975 resurface as he clocks 80

Celebrities

4 years ago

Cute moment little girl pecked her dad after he painted her nails, their video makes many emotional

Cute moment little girl pecked her dad after he painted her nails, their video makes many emotional

Celebrities

4 years ago

Boy who lived in a village and ate grasses gifted furnished house, wads of cash in emotional video

Boy who lived in a village and ate grasses gifted furnished house, wads of cash in emotional video

Celebrities

4 years ago

Little girl who habitually loitered around school gets enrolled as pupil, gets cash, gifts from people

Little girl who habitually loitered around school gets enrolled as pupil, gets cash, gifts from people

People

4 years ago

Beautiful photos of little girl posing atop a tricycle amazes Nigerians, many say she looks like Beyonce

Beautiful photos of little girl posing atop a tricycle amazes Nigerians, many say she looks like Beyonce

Celebrities

4 years ago

Young Nigerian celebrant enters birthday venue with 'security,' friends spray cash on his feet in viral video

Young Nigerian celebrant enters birthday venue with 'security,' friends spray cash on his feet in viral video

Celebrities

4 years ago

A young birthday celebrant was treated to a grand entrance as he graced the venue for his birthday celebration in style. They sprayed him money all the way.

Young Nigerian lady celebrates as she finishes from Harvard with full distinctions, social media reacts

Young Nigerian lady celebrates as she finishes from Harvard with full distinctions, social media reacts

Celebrities

4 years ago

Congratulations are in order for a young lady as she celebrated graduating from Harvard. And she did it with full distinctions. Reactions have trailed her news.

Thrilling video of an ear cleansing session in China sends social media into frenzy

Thrilling video of an ear cleansing session in China sends social media into frenzy

Celebrities

4 years ago

There is a session for ear cleansing being held in China. An emerging video capturing the moment a man was treated to an ear cleansing session has wowed many.

Friends attend event with cardboard cutout of man whose wife didn't allow him tag along, take photos with it

Friends attend event with cardboard cutout of man whose wife didn't allow him tag along, take photos with it

Celebrities

4 years ago

A group of friends went to an event with a cardboard cutout of one of them who couldn't make it because his wife didn't permit it. They took pictures with it.

5 Times Billionaire Tony Elumelu gave rich family goals in adorable pictures with his children

5 Times Billionaire Tony Elumelu gave rich family goals in adorable pictures with his children

Money

4 years ago

Nigerian billionaire and entrepreneur Tony Elumelu aside tending to his huge businesses, he doesn't joke with his family. Infact, he is the perfect family man.

Woman carries twin sister's baby for her because the lady's womb cannot carry an embryo

Woman carries twin sister's baby for her because the lady's womb cannot carry an embryo

Celebrities

4 years ago

Identical twins Amy Fuggiti and Courtney Essenpreis from Chicago have shown their tight family bond after Courtney accepted to be a surrogate to Amy's baby.

Nigerian students create beautiful chandelier and sun-flower clock from rubber spoons

Nigerian students create beautiful chandelier and sun-flower clock from rubber spoons

Celebrities

4 years ago

A group of talented Nigerian students have made beauty out of rubber spoons. They created fine chandeliers, sunflower-clocks and lamps using the rubber item.

Massive reactions as old video shows how Obasanjo interacted with a journalist, his style wows many

Massive reactions as old video shows how Obasanjo interacted with a journalist, his style wows many

Celebrities

4 years ago

An old video has surfaced involving former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and a journalist who asked him some questions. His manner of response wows many.

Meet the incredible family of arguably the shortest persons in the world, they are married and have kids

Meet the incredible family of arguably the shortest persons in the world, they are married and have kids

Celebrities

4 years ago

This incredible family have something that runs in their veins - most of them are very short. In a new video, they spoke on life as dwarfs and how they survive.

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