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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

9763 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

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Loan apps: Lawyer explains 4 consequences of being chronic debtor, urges people to pay their debts

Loan apps: Lawyer explains 4 consequences of being chronic debtor, urges people to pay their debts

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Lady who borrowed N48,000 from loan app cries out over how much they told her to repay in 6 days

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Lady who borrowed N48,000 from loan app cries out over how much they told her to repay in 6 days

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University of Ibadan graduate who wrote JAMB 5 times shares his scores and result, thrills many

University of Ibadan graduate who wrote JAMB 5 times shares his scores and result, thrills many

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"Save this": Lawyer shares 5 ways Nigerians can fight loan apps back, points out what the law says

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"Save this": Lawyer shares 5 ways Nigerians can fight loan apps back, points out what the law says

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University of Ibadan first-class political science graduate recounts how she ended up at the varsity

University of Ibadan first-class political science graduate recounts how she ended up at the varsity

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Doctor rejected from studying medicine 2 times gets accepted into Johns Hopkins University in US

Doctor rejected from studying medicine 2 times gets accepted into Johns Hopkins University in US

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Lawyer shares 5 things many don't know about most loan apps, cautions Nigerians: "Listen carefully"

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Lawyer shares 5 things many don't know about most loan apps, cautions Nigerians: "Listen carefully"

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a month ago

A legal practitioner has pointed out certain things that many people do not know about most loan apps, leaving many people excited. She gave Nigerians advice.

2026 FIFA World Cup: Man with 15 correct predictions forecasts teams to win their Round of 32 games

2026 FIFA World Cup: Man with 15 correct predictions forecasts teams to win their Round of 32 games

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A man has given his forecasts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 matches. He had previously correctly predicted the outcomes of 15 football matches.

UNILAG student honoured for getting perfect GPA, awarded dollar cash prize, shares letter

UNILAG student honoured for getting perfect GPA, awarded dollar cash prize, shares letter

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a month ago

A 200 level student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has been honoured for hitting a perfect GPA in the first semester of her 200 level. She was gifted dollars.

Boy who scored 309 in 2026 JAMB exam displays his result as he aspires to study nursing

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Boy who scored 309 in 2026 JAMB exam displays his result as he aspires to study nursing

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A young boy has proudly posted his 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result on social media. He scored 309 and wants nursing.

3 daughters of University of Port Harcourt lecturer graduate all at once, bag BSC degrees in style

3 daughters of University of Port Harcourt lecturer graduate all at once, bag BSC degrees in style

Family and Relationships

a month ago

Three daughters of a lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) have earned BSC degrees at the same time. Their photos have emerged online.

Former FCMB banker returns to work for the bank after 7 years away, shows welcome pack he received

Former FCMB banker returns to work for the bank after 7 years away, shows welcome pack he received

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a month ago

A former banker at FCMB has displayed the welcome pack he was given as he returned to the bank to work after leaving seven years ago. Many reacted.

GTBank employee celebrates getting promotion after 3 years, shares his new position

GTBank employee celebrates getting promotion after 3 years, shares his new position

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An emoloyee of GTBank has caused a stir on social media as he celebrated getting promoted at his workplace after three years. He mentioned his new role.

FUOYE graduate displays electric vehicle monitoring system she built, explains her innovation

FUOYE graduate displays electric vehicle monitoring system she built, explains her innovation

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a month ago

A female graduate of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has displayed the monitoring system she built for an electric vehicle for her undergraduate thesis.

Imo State University lecturer reacts as his wife bags BSc in Economics, shares her degree result

Imo State University lecturer reacts as his wife bags BSc in Economics, shares her degree result

Family and Relationships

a month ago

An Imo State University lecturer has taken to social media to celebrate his wife for bagging a second-class upper degree in economics at his university.

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