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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

Author's articles

Company CEO shares things he noticed about job-seeking Covenant University graduates in last 4 years

Company CEO shares things he noticed about job-seeking Covenant University graduates in last 4 years

People

2 months ago

Woman who was raised in church explains why she left Christianity with her husband, video trends

Woman who was raised in church explains why she left Christianity with her husband, video trends

People

2 months ago

Video: Pastor who resigned from his pastoral job and left Christianity narrates why he did so

Video: Pastor who resigned from his pastoral job and left Christianity narrates why he did so

Family and Relationships

2 months ago

UNILAG medical student in year 4 discloses she had 6 A1s in WAEC and 5 A1s in NECO, shares results

UNILAG medical student in year 4 discloses she had 6 A1s in WAEC and 5 A1s in NECO, shares results

People

2 months ago

Man who borrowed over N30k from loan app vows not to repay it, describes their terms as illegal

Man who borrowed over N30k from loan app vows not to repay it, describes their terms as illegal

People

2 months ago

FUTA first-class graduate who applied to work at Lagos clinic gets rejected with epic response

FUTA first-class graduate who applied to work at Lagos clinic gets rejected with epic response

People

2 months ago

Lady who wrote JAMB at 14, got admission at 15 and became OOU best graduating student at 18 trends

Lady who wrote JAMB at 14, got admission at 15 and became OOU best graduating student at 18 trends

People

2 months ago

A young lady has gone viral on X (formerly Twitter) after she highlighted her academic achievements at a young age. She was OOU best graduating student.

Usmanu Danfodiyo University first-class graduate emerges best in her faculty, receives 20 awards

Usmanu Danfodiyo University first-class graduate emerges best in her faculty, receives 20 awards

People

2 months ago

A lady has emerged as the best graduaitng student in her faculty at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. She went home with over 20 awards and cash prizes.

University of Ibadan releases dates for 2026/2027 post-UTME examination, sends message to candidates

University of Ibadan releases dates for 2026/2027 post-UTME examination, sends message to candidates

People

2 months ago

The University of Ibadan has released the dates for post-UTME and direct entry registration for the 2026/2027 academic session and gave a deadline.

Lady draws people's attention to Alexx Ekubo's street's name, shares photos ahead of his funeral

Lady draws people's attention to Alexx Ekubo's street's name, shares photos ahead of his funeral

People

2 months ago

A lady has drawn people's attention to the name of Alexx Ekubo's street in his hometown ahead of his funeral. She shared pictures of his hometown.

Tears trail last video of American singer Oliver Tree 2 days before he died in helicopter crash

Tears trail last video of American singer Oliver Tree 2 days before he died in helicopter crash

People

2 months ago

Social media users have reacted to the last video American singer Oliver Tree shared on Facebook two days before he died in a helicopter crash in Brazil.

Nigerian man who was rejected 12 times narrates how he eventually became Canadian permanent resident

Nigerian man who was rejected 12 times narrates how he eventually became Canadian permanent resident

People

2 months ago

A Nigerian man has recounted how he was rejected 12 times until he finally got into Canada in 2022. He spent N45k on application fee each time he was rejected.

Female mortuary worker shares why they knock before entering room where dead bodies are kept

Female mortuary worker shares why they knock before entering room where dead bodies are kept

People

2 months ago

A female mortician and a hearse driver has opened up about why they knock before entering the room where dead bodies are kept. Her explanation got people talking.

Australian Army publishes 2026 salaries of colonel, brigadier, major general and lieutenant general

Australian Army publishes 2026 salaries of colonel, brigadier, major general and lieutenant general

People

2 months ago

The Australian Army has published the annual base salaries for some of the senior Australian Army ranks, including major general, colonel and brigadier.

Smart solar user builds small app that shows how many hours his inverter will last, shares details

Smart solar user builds small app that shows how many hours his inverter will last, shares details

People

2 months ago

A solar user has created a small app that gives him information about how long his solar inverter would last. He shared more details about his solar app.

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