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

8276 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

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Air India: New video shows incredible moment British man walked away from crash still with his phone

Air India: New video shows incredible moment British man walked away from crash still with his phone

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Air India: Video of prophet's warning about crash 198 days before it happened resurfaces online

Air India: Video of prophet's warning about crash 198 days before it happened resurfaces online

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Air India: Wounded student in hostel where deadly crash happened shares his experience

Air India: Wounded student in hostel where deadly crash happened shares his experience

People

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Air India crash: Blogger shares thought-provoking observation after watching video of sole survivor

Air India crash: Blogger shares thought-provoking observation after watching video of sole survivor

People

2 months ago

Tyler Perry's Straw: Woman vows never to watch trending Netflix movie, shares touching reason

Tyler Perry's Straw: Woman vows never to watch trending Netflix movie, shares touching reason

People

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Nurse displays worrying messages she received from elder brother based in Abuja: "Please help me"

Nurse displays worrying messages she received from elder brother based in Abuja: "Please help me"

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

Maths teacher shares why he stopped marking WAEC scripts, mentions how much he was paid

Maths teacher shares why he stopped marking WAEC scripts, mentions how much he was paid

People

2 months ago

A mathematics teacher has opened up about what made him to stop marking WAEC scripts. He shared how much he was paid the last time he marked scripts.

2025 UTME top scorer of Ogun school scores 361 as 9 other students score above 337, results trend

2025 UTME top scorer of Ogun school scores 361 as 9 other students score above 337, results trend

People

2 months ago

A brilliant student has achieved the highest score in Corona Secondary School, Agbara, situated in Ogun state. Her school celebrated her score online.

Tyler Perry's Straw: Pastor who watched trending Netflix movie shares interesting observation

Tyler Perry's Straw: Pastor who watched trending Netflix movie shares interesting observation

People

2 months ago

A pastor who watched the trending Tyler Perry movie Straw with his wife has shared what he observed about it. He also stated his favourite quote from the film.

Lady shares what she noticed in her life after adopting young girl, Nigerians react

Lady shares what she noticed in her life after adopting young girl, Nigerians react

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

A Nigerian lady has taken to social media to show off her adopted daughter. She shared what she noticed in her life since adopting the young girl as her child.

Young man makes scene in lodge after meeting his sister there, deals with her in trending video

Young man makes scene in lodge after meeting his sister there, deals with her in trending video

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

A video of a young man slapping his sister after finding her in a lodge has sparked mixed reactions on social media. Some people faulted his reaction.

"Where did I go wrong?" Lady records husband sleeping in cinema after finally agreeing to follow her

"Where did I go wrong?" Lady records husband sleeping in cinema after finally agreeing to follow her

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

A woman was taken aback after seeing her husband sleeping in the cinema. She had wanted him to go with her for years but he refused, up until that day.

UK-based Nigerian nurse hospitalised abroad after she casually said she thinks she has malaria

UK-based Nigerian nurse hospitalised abroad after she casually said she thinks she has malaria

People

2 months ago

A Nigerian nurse based in the United Kingdom has shared how she landed in the hospital after she innocently mentioned that she thinks she has malaria.

US visa interview: Lady shares her experience in 1997, says her family arrived Lagos embassy at 5am

US visa interview: Lady shares her experience in 1997, says her family arrived Lagos embassy at 5am

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

A Nigerian lady in the diaspora has narrated her US visa interview experience in 1997. She said she had gone with her family and they got there by 5am.

Woman whose US visa was reportedly denied twice makes heartbreaking discovery about her husband

Woman whose US visa was reportedly denied twice makes heartbreaking discovery about her husband

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

A woman whose US visa was reportedly denied twice later found out something terrible that her husband had been doing without her knowledge. The story broke hearts.

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