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Victor Duru

Education: B.Sc in Management Studies, Imo State University, 2020, 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 Management Students, IMSU), National Finalist, 1st National Green Essay Competition (2014), Legit.ng Top Content Editor (2021), Legit.ng Best Human Interest Editor (2021, 2022 & 2025)

Victor Duru is a Reuters-trained, award-winning journalist with over 5 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 the US news media Faith It. He can be reached via victor.duru@corp.legit.ng

9793 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

2025 UTME: Brilliant student smashes JAMB exam as He Scores 375, 'makes history'

2025 UTME: Brilliant student smashes JAMB exam as He Scores 375, 'makes history'

People

a year ago

2025 UTME: Port Harcourt school celebrates 100% success rate in JAMB exam, posts top scorer's score

2025 UTME: Port Harcourt school celebrates 100% success rate in JAMB exam, posts top scorer's score

People

a year ago

2025 UTME top scorer of Abuja Catholic school scores 352 as his 24 schoolmates get over 300

2025 UTME top scorer of Abuja Catholic school scores 352 as his 24 schoolmates get over 300

People

a year ago

Bishop Abioye blasts men who wear earrings and plait their hair: "Stop behaving like a street boy"

Bishop Abioye blasts men who wear earrings and plait their hair: "Stop behaving like a street boy"

People

a year ago

Mum kneels to apologise to her special daughter in emotional video, shares why she did so

Mum kneels to apologise to her special daughter in emotional video, shares why she did so

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Nigerian priest dumps Christianity and embraces atheism, video of his new appearance generates buzz

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Nigerian priest dumps Christianity and embraces atheism, video of his new appearance generates buzz

People

a year ago

Lady cries out after vendor refused to return N600 she sent to her by mistake, shares reply she got

Lady cries out after vendor refused to return N600 she sent to her by mistake, shares reply she got

People

a year ago

A lady has taken to social media to lament over her encounter with a vendor whom she sent N600 by mistake. She said the vendor replied, but it was awful.

Man mistakenly sends woman N500k instead of N50k, tells her to keep it: "You serve a living God"

Man mistakenly sends woman N500k instead of N50k, tells her to keep it: "You serve a living God"

People

a year ago

A man has told a woman to keep the N500k that he mistakenly sent her. He had wanted to send her N50k when he made the mistake. He said she serves God.

2025 UTME: Teacher refunds cost of JAMB forms for 25 schoolgirls who got above 299, pays N187,500

2025 UTME: Teacher refunds cost of JAMB forms for 25 schoolgirls who got above 299, pays N187,500

People

a year ago

A kindhearted Nigerian teacher has refunded the cost of the JAMB forms for 25 schoolgirls who scored above 299 in the 2025 UTME. He kept to his promise.

JAMB resit: Biology teacher who first scored 159 in 2025 UTME posts new result after retaking exam

JAMB resit: Biology teacher who first scored 159 in 2025 UTME posts new result after retaking exam

People

a year ago

A biology teacher who had complained online over his low score in the UTME has shown netizens what he got after retaking the exam under 24 hours notice.

Man who visited scene of Pastor Azzaman's car accident shares what he found, releases pictures

Man who visited scene of Pastor Azzaman's car accident shares what he found, releases pictures

People

a year ago

A man has taken to share what he found after visiting the scene of the crash where Pastor Azzaman lost his life. He shared the possible cause of the accident.

Young lady shares how she became lecturer at Edo State University despite getting offer from bank

Young lady shares how she became lecturer at Edo State University despite getting offer from bank

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lecturer has narrated how she became an academic at Edo State University despite receiving a job offer from a Nigerian bank. Her story went viral.

2025 UTME: Maths teacher who rewrote JAMB exam after initially scoring 317 shares his new result

2025 UTME: Maths teacher who rewrote JAMB exam after initially scoring 317 shares his new result

People

a year ago

A mathematics teacher who rewrote the 2025 UTME has taken to social media to showcase his result. He had scored 317 in the first result, which was released in April.

Mum of 4 returns to Nigeria without her children after divorcing her husband in Germany, makes vow

Mum of 4 returns to Nigeria without her children after divorcing her husband in Germany, makes vow

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A Nigerian woman has moved back to Nigeria following the end of her marriage with her husband, who is German. She came back without her children.

Man puzzled after finding his doctor using ChatGPT while attending to him, shares video online

Man puzzled after finding his doctor using ChatGPT while attending to him, shares video online

People

a year ago

A man has taken to social media to share how he found his doctor using ChatGPT while attending to him. He found it amusing and puzzling at the same time.

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