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

8216 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

Nigerian lady calls off marriage after man paid close to N1m for bride price, photos of the list spark outrage

Nigerian lady calls off marriage after man paid close to N1m for bride price, photos of the list spark outrage

People

4 years ago

From cleaning vomits to earning millions: Nigerian street hawker shares how US lottery changed his life

From cleaning vomits to earning millions: Nigerian street hawker shares how US lottery changed his life

People

4 years ago

Man who started his business from car boot celebrates as he opens his 24th office, shares inspiring photos

Man who started his business from car boot celebrates as he opens his 24th office, shares inspiring photos

Celebrities

4 years ago

Crops grown in the air are more healthier, Nigerian man who plants crops above ground gives details

Crops grown in the air are more healthier, Nigerian man who plants crops above ground gives details

People

4 years ago

Villagers jump for joy as they get borehole water for the first time, their reactions cause huge stir

Villagers jump for joy as they get borehole water for the first time, their reactions cause huge stir

People

4 years ago

Bride and groom arrange their wedding venue themselves, invite only 20 persons, pictures surprise many people

Bride and groom arrange their wedding venue themselves, invite only 20 persons, pictures surprise many people

World

4 years ago

Incredible photos of the N1 billion world's longest suspended pedestrian bridge set to be the next big thing

Incredible photos of the N1 billion world's longest suspended pedestrian bridge set to be the next big thing

Celebrities

4 years ago

Portugal has recently opened the world longest suspended pedestrian bridge. The structure which gulped N1 billion naira hangs at 175 metres above the river.

From pallbearer, security man to bagging 7 award nominations: Rapper shares grass to grace story

From pallbearer, security man to bagging 7 award nominations: Rapper shares grass to grace story

World

4 years ago

Fast-rising rapper, Kofi Jamar has opened up about his journey to becoming a musician. He said he had worked as a pallbearer and security man to make ends meet.

Outrage as photos of the current place where the man who designed Nigeria's flag lives emerge

Outrage as photos of the current place where the man who designed Nigeria's flag lives emerge

Celebrities

4 years ago

Emerging pictures of the place where Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, the man who designed Nigeria's flag lives has generated reactions on the net with many stunned.

Incredible video of moment elephant made beautiful painting of itself stuns the internet

Incredible video of moment elephant made beautiful painting of itself stuns the internet

People

4 years ago

An elephant has earned the admiration of many people owing to its incredible artistic talent display. The mammal made a nice painting of itself with its trunk.

Nigerian billionaire Tony Elumelu causes 'commotion' on social media with his throwback picture

Nigerian billionaire Tony Elumelu causes 'commotion' on social media with his throwback picture

People

4 years ago

Philanthropist and businessman and entrepreneur Tony Elumelu has sparked mixed reactions online as he shared a throwback that captured when he was younger.

19-year-old Nigerian lady celebrates as she bags first-class, stuns many people with her results breakdown

19-year-old Nigerian lady celebrates as she bags first-class, stuns many people with her results breakdown

Celebrities

4 years ago

A young Nigerian lady is overjoyed as she emerged the best graduating student in her accountancy department while bagging a first class degree in the process.

Nigerian man shares chats of his friends after he asked for N1m loan, their replies stun the internet

Nigerian man shares chats of his friends after he asked for N1m loan, their replies stun the internet

People

4 years ago

A Nigerian man has 'dropped jaws' on social media as he made public the responses of his friends after he approached them seperately for a N1 million loan.

Woman shows off her room full of plants, pictures send social media users into frenzy

Woman shows off her room full of plants, pictures send social media users into frenzy

Celebrities

4 years ago

A woman has sparked mixed reactions among social media users as she shared photos of her room that is filled with different plants and went on to explain why.

Humans are money to me - Nigerian real estate mogul and business man Stephen Akintayo gives reasons

Humans are money to me - Nigerian real estate mogul and business man Stephen Akintayo gives reasons

People

4 years ago

Philanthropist and real estate mogul Stephen Akintayo has given reasons why he sees human beings as money. He bares it all with Legit.ng in this interview.

Victor Duru