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

8278 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

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

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

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2 months 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

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2 months ago

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"

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2 months ago

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

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2 months ago

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

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2 months ago

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

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2 months ago

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

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2 months 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

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2 months 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

2 months 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

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2 months 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.

Man seeks help after finding balance of millions belonging to his wife: "Please, how much is this?"

Man seeks help after finding balance of millions belonging to his wife: "Please, how much is this?"

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

A man got confused after finding the balance of millions belonging to his wife. He sought help online in understanding the total amount his wife has.

Federal University Oye-Ekiti displays love letter he found while marking student's exam script

Federal University Oye-Ekiti displays love letter he found while marking student's exam script

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

A lecturer at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) was thrilled after finding a love letter while marking a student's script. He wondered if he should say yes.

Lady returns to Nigeria sick after giving out almost all her properties to move overseas

Lady returns to Nigeria sick after giving out almost all her properties to move overseas

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2 months ago

A lady has cried out over her situation after returning to Nigeria sick. The lady said she had almost giving out all her properties before she left the country.

University of Ibadan student drops out of master's programme few days after she started, cries out

University of Ibadan student drops out of master's programme few days after she started, cries out

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2 months ago

A lady has dropped out of the University of Ibadan a few days after she commenced her master's programme at the prestigious varsity. Her reason has emerged.

Lady takes to social media to look for woman for her UK-based father, gives 2 requirements

Lady takes to social media to look for woman for her UK-based father, gives 2 requirements

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

A lady has taken to social media to search for a partner for her single dad who is based in the United Kingdom. She said anyone interested must be living in UK.

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