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

Author's articles

Male teachers put on skirts to classes in solidarity for student who was expelled

Male teachers put on skirts to classes in solidarity for student who was expelled

Celebrities

4 years ago

Man jumps out of jet without parachute from 7620 meters to break world record, video of his act goes viral

Man jumps out of jet without parachute from 7620 meters to break world record, video of his act goes viral

Celebrities

4 years ago

Community kids get fine soccer pitch, enrolled in school after challenging a stranger to street football game

Community kids get fine soccer pitch, enrolled in school after challenging a stranger to street football game

People

4 years ago

Nigerian graduate shows off his work as a shoemaker, pens open letter to those who called him useless

Nigerian graduate shows off his work as a shoemaker, pens open letter to those who called him useless

Celebrities

4 years ago

Some of my mentors said school is a scam, Nigerian man in New York on the importance of education

Some of my mentors said school is a scam, Nigerian man in New York on the importance of education

Celebrities

4 years ago

Adorable photos of little kid go viral, melts hearts on social media

Adorable photos of little kid go viral, melts hearts on social media

Celebrities

4 years ago

Man who faked his death discovered, arrested after 6 years

Man who faked his death discovered, arrested after 6 years

Celebrities

4 years ago

Christopher Timberline was accused of violating his probation when he decided to fake his death and disappeared in 2015. He was arrested in a different state.

UK denies Nigerian doctor visa 'because he is being owed for 4 months,' social media reacts

UK denies Nigerian doctor visa 'because he is being owed for 4 months,' social media reacts

Celebrities

4 years ago

A Nigerian doctor has been denied visa by the United Kingdom embassy on the grounds that they didn't understand why a government will owe its professional.

Nigerian lecturer distributes boiled corn to his students during lecture, video goes viral

Nigerian lecturer distributes boiled corn to his students during lecture, video goes viral

Celebrities

4 years ago

A Nigerian lecturer was recently captured giving out boiled corn to his students during his lecture. The video has gone viral and generated mixed reactions.

Young boy thrills crowd as he creatively makes beats with the talking drum, video goes viral

Young boy thrills crowd as he creatively makes beats with the talking drum, video goes viral

Celebrities

4 years ago

A young boy dazzled and blew many people away at a occasion as he creatively uses the talking drum in a viral video. He made acrobatic and eye-catching display.

Incredible video shows people swimming in world's first transparent pool built between 2 skyscrapers

Incredible video shows people swimming in world's first transparent pool built between 2 skyscrapers

Celebrities

4 years ago

An emerging video making the rounds has captured the thrilling scene of people swimming in the world's first transparent pool built between two skyscrapers.

58-year-old Nigerian billionaire shows great body flexibility as he shares videos from his yoga session

58-year-old Nigerian billionaire shows great body flexibility as he shares videos from his yoga session

Money

4 years ago

58-year-old Nigerian billionaire and founder of Heirs holdings has caused quite a stir on social media as he showcased pictures from his personal yoga session.

Huge reactions as police officers ask to pray for lady they were called on

Huge reactions as police officers ask to pray for lady they were called on

Celebrities

4 years ago

Someone called police on a family that was celebrating their daughter who'd graduated. Upon arrival, one cop asked the family if he could pray for the graduate.

Khaby Lame: From losing his job to becoming Tiktok king of comedy and celebrity

Khaby Lame: From losing his job to becoming Tiktok king of comedy and celebrity

Celebrities

4 years ago

Khaby Lame had lost his job during the start of the pandemic to becoming the most followed person on Tiktok and an instant celebrity. His story is inspiring.

Man employs his dad to work for him, says it is a dream come true, social media reacts

Man employs his dad to work for him, says it is a dream come true, social media reacts

Celebrities

4 years ago

Talifhani Banks took to social media to share that he employed his father at his company. Many people congratulated the father and son on the new development.

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