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

7988 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

Wofai Fada's neighbour names those she saw at the actress' wedding, shares rare pictures and videos

Wofai Fada's neighbour names those she saw at the actress' wedding, shares...

Family and Relationships

a year ago

JAMB 2024: Brainy Catholic schoolboy gets 95 in mathematics and physics, scores 366 in UTME

JAMB 2024: Brainy Catholic schoolboy gets 95 in mathematics and physics,...

People

a year ago

"I finished up before 40 minutes": UTME result of Nigerian Army man emerges, gets people talking

"I finished up before 40 minutes": UTME result of Nigerian Army man emerges,...

People

a year ago

"Caught my father eating outside during service": Nigerian lady shares video, gets many talking

"Caught my father eating outside during service": Nigerian lady shares video,...

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Lady sad as boyfriend fails to show up for birthday celebration she planned for him, video emerges

Lady sad as boyfriend fails to show up for birthday celebration she planned...

Family and Relationships

a year ago

JAMB: Lawyer offers N150k to UTME candidates who scored above 300 with active social media accounts

JAMB: Lawyer offers N150k to UTME candidates who scored above 300 with active...

People

a year ago

"The 2024 highest JAMB score so far": UTME score of intelligent girl schooling in the north emerges

"The 2024 highest JAMB score so far": UTME score of intelligent girl schooling in the north emerges

People

a year ago

An intelligent girl living in the north is being celebrated on social media after her UTME score was made public. The brilliant girl smashed the examination.

Pretty girl who scored 79 over 400 in UTME speaks in new video, says her boyfriend has dumped her

Pretty girl who scored 79 over 400 in UTME speaks in new video, says her boyfriend has dumped her

People

a year ago

The Nigerian girl who scored 79 over 400 in the just-concluded UTME has revealed that her boyfriend has broken up with her. She spoke about her next move.

JAMB: 16-year-old girl from Benue trends over her high UTME score, people say she is the highest

JAMB: 16-year-old girl from Benue trends over her high UTME score, people say she is the highest

People

a year ago

The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result of a Benue girl has sent social media users into a frenzy. People say she is the highest seen so far.

JAMB 2024 results: 3 intelligent UTME performers from the north, one is ABU lecturer's daughter

JAMB 2024 results: 3 intelligent UTME performers from the north, one is ABU lecturer's daughter

People

a year ago

Legit.ng has compiled a list of top performers in the just-concluded UTME who are from the northern part of Nigeria. The daughter of a lecturer tops the list.

"How you take do am?" Young man who wrote JAMB exam for 3 years sheds tears, displays his UTME score

"How you take do am?" Young man who wrote JAMB exam for 3 years sheds tears, displays his UTME score

People

a year ago

A young Nigerian man has shed tears after checking his UTME result again. He had been writing the exam for three years but aced it this time around.

"She lost her dad 32 days ago": UTME score of girl who rejected science class trends, amazes people

"She lost her dad 32 days ago": UTME score of girl who rejected science class trends, amazes people

People

a year ago

The UTME result of a young girl who lost her father 32 days ago has caused quite a stir online. Her elder brother said she rejected science class.

JAMB 2024: Reactions trail UTME result of northern school head boy as man shares it online

JAMB 2024: Reactions trail UTME result of northern school head boy as man shares it online

People

a year ago

A man has released the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) score of the head boy of a secondary school in the north. He tagged JAMB to it.

JAMB: UTME score of Ahmadu Bello University lecturer's daughter surfaces online, gets people talking

JAMB: UTME score of Ahmadu Bello University lecturer's daughter surfaces online, gets people talking

People

a year ago

The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result of the daughter of a lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) has been released on social media.

JAMB 2024: Boy confused after checking his UTME result with code, shares what he received

JAMB 2024: Boy confused after checking his UTME result with code, shares what he received

People

a year ago

A Nigerian boy has taken to social media to cry out over the reply he got from JAMB when he checked his UTME result using an SMS code. He was confused.

Victor Duru