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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

9806 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

UTME result of Abuja school head boy surfaces online, sends people into frenzy: "What?"

UTME result of Abuja school head boy surfaces online, sends people into frenzy: "What?"

People

a year ago

Usmanu Danfodiyo University puts Natasha-Akpabio saga in its exam: "Look at questions 3, 4 and 5"

Usmanu Danfodiyo University puts Natasha-Akpabio saga in its exam: "Look at questions 3, 4 and 5"

People

a year ago

21-year-old Nigerian lady living alone in UK shares her fear online, generates buzz: "I'm afraid"

21-year-old Nigerian lady living alone in UK shares her fear online, generates buzz: "I'm afraid"

People

a year ago

UK-based nurse announces plan to quit work abroad and relocate to Lagos due to her calling

UK-based nurse announces plan to quit work abroad and relocate to Lagos due to her calling

People

a year ago

Medical practitioner shares how much resident doctors are reportedly paid monthly, generates buzz

Medical practitioner shares how much resident doctors are reportedly paid monthly, generates buzz

People

a year ago

JAMB formally invites man to review of 2025 UTME few days after he cried out on social media

JAMB formally invites man to review of 2025 UTME few days after he cried out on social media

People

a year ago

UTME result of boy who spent most of his time playing online games impresses Nigerians

UTME result of boy who spent most of his time playing online games impresses Nigerians

People

a year ago

Mixed reactions have followed the UTME result of a boy who always played online games. According to the boy, he didn't really study for the examination.

Man who borrowed N350k from loan app shows unexpected amount he was told to pay back

Man who borrowed N350k from loan app shows unexpected amount he was told to pay back

People

a year ago

A Nigerian man has expressed anger after seeing the amount that a loan app told her to repay for a loan of N350k. He laid curses on the loan app.

UTME result of pastor's daughter released online, catches people's attention: "Star girl"

UTME result of pastor's daughter released online, catches people's attention: "Star girl"

People

a year ago

Social media users have reacted to the UTME result of a pastor's daughter. A Nigerian lady celebrated the girl's performance and hailed her as star girl.

JAMB: Man who earlier told mum she won't score more than 6 reacts after seeing her UTME result

JAMB: Man who earlier told mum she won't score more than 6 reacts after seeing her UTME result

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A man has taken to social media to showcase his mother's UTME result. The woman laughed him, saying he had earlier said she won't score beyond 6 marks.

7 students from same Catholic school smash UTME, score 300 and above, their results trend online

7 students from same Catholic school smash UTME, score 300 and above, their results trend online

People

a year ago

Mixed reactions have trailed the UTME result of seven students of the same Catholic school, which is situated in Akure. People wondered how they did it.

JAMB: Girl heartbroken, displays her UTME score after asking God for over 280: "He gave me this"

JAMB: Girl heartbroken, displays her UTME score after asking God for over 280: "He gave me this"

People

a year ago

A Nigerian girl got heartbroken after checking her UTME result via SMS. She had asked God for a score of 280 and above and did not expect what she got.

JAMB result of pastor's son who was denied admission in 2024 due to age gets Nigerians talking

JAMB result of pastor's son who was denied admission in 2024 due to age gets Nigerians talking

People

a year ago

The UTME result of a pastor's son has surfaced on social media and sent social media users into a frenzy. The boy scored 309 when he wrote the exam in 2024.

"How?" Man who wanted to borrow N400k from loan app cries out, shows amount he would repay

"How?" Man who wanted to borrow N400k from loan app cries out, shows amount he would repay

People

a year ago

A Nigerian man has taken to social media to cry out over how a loan app asked him to repay for a loan of N400k. He found it outrageous. Many people reacted.

Man points out interesting observation about Verydarkman's brother: "I even told my friend"

Man points out interesting observation about Verydarkman's brother: "I even told my friend"

People

a year ago

A Nigerian man has called people's attention to something he noticed about Verydarkman's brother, Mark Vincent Otse. His observation impressed people.

Victor Duru