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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

9766 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

Author's articles

Popular Nigerian feminist mentions amount husband spent on her traditional marriage list 4 years ago

Popular Nigerian feminist mentions amount husband spent on her traditional marriage list 4 years ago

Family and Relationships

3 months ago

"Is this necessary?" Deeper Life church lady's transformation video trends, her dress raises concern

"Is this necessary?" Deeper Life church lady's transformation video trends, her dress raises concern

People

3 months ago

Student recounts being denied Canadian visa after rejecting UNILAG admission, story breaks hearts

Student recounts being denied Canadian visa after rejecting UNILAG admission, story breaks hearts

People

3 months ago

Brilliant University of Ibadan student bags degree in civil engineering, narrowly misses first class

Brilliant University of Ibadan student bags degree in civil engineering, narrowly misses first class

People

3 months ago

University of Ibadan student who almost gave up bags nursing degree with 3.48 CGPA, shares her story

University of Ibadan student who almost gave up bags nursing degree with 3.48 CGPA, shares her story

People

3 months ago

Beauty with brains: 7 UNIZIK law graduates achieve first class honours at Nigerian Law School

Beauty with brains: 7 UNIZIK law graduates achieve first class honours at Nigerian Law School

People

3 months ago

OPM: Woman speaks about Aboy's parents weeks after his wedding, shares what they might do in future

OPM: Woman speaks about Aboy's parents weeks after his wedding, shares what they might do in future

Family and Relationships

3 months ago

A Nigerian woman has spoken about the likely action that Aboy's parents might take in the future after the OPM pastor married him off to a single mum.

Pastor's daughter who loves wearing hijab goes viral, people react to her video

Pastor's daughter who loves wearing hijab goes viral, people react to her video

People

3 months ago

A lady, who is a pastor's child, has gone viral after revealing her love for hijabs. The pastor's daughter made a video in which she wore the Muslim outfit.

Lady whose parents are both Yoruba shares why she bears an Igbo name, reason generates buzz

Lady whose parents are both Yoruba shares why she bears an Igbo name, reason generates buzz

Family and Relationships

3 months ago

A lady whose parents are both Yoruba has revealed that her name is in Igbo. In a viral TikTok post, she mentioned her name and shared why it is so.

Man selling books opposite University of Ibadan for 17 years opens up, explains why he does so

Man selling books opposite University of Ibadan for 17 years opens up, explains why he does so

People

3 months ago

A man who has been selling books opposite the University of Ibadan for the past 17 years has opened up about how he started the business and why he ventured into it.

Boy who scored 98 in mathematics trends online as school releases his 2026 UTME result

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Boy who scored 98 in mathematics trends online as school releases his 2026 UTME result

People

3 months ago

A young boy, who is a science student, is making the headlines for his amazing UTME result in the 2026 JAMB exam. His school is dubbing him the JAMB 2026 champion.

Man who collected Deeper Life church lady's number releases crazy WhatsApp message she sent him

Man who collected Deeper Life church lady's number releases crazy WhatsApp message she sent him

Family and Relationships

3 months ago

A man has drawn people's attention to the crazy message he received from a Deeper Life church lady, whose number he had collected the day before.

Man who borrowed N20k from loan app checks balance after 247 days, laments amount he saw

Man who borrowed N20k from loan app checks balance after 247 days, laments amount he saw

People

3 months ago

A man who borrowed N20,000 from a loan app has expressed amazement after seeing the total amount he now owes the app after 247 days. He shared a screenshot.

OPM pastor shares unexpected message Aboy's wife sent him on WhatsApp 29 days after her wedding

OPM pastor shares unexpected message Aboy's wife sent him on WhatsApp 29 days after her wedding

Family and Relationships

3 months ago

The founder of OPM church, Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, has displayed the unexpected message that Aboy's wife sent to him on WhatsApp, triggering reactions.

Imo State University Law graduate shares how he bagged another first class at Law School

Imo State University Law graduate shares how he bagged another first class at Law School

People

4 months ago

For many law students, earning a first-class is a lifetime achievement. But for Chisom Darlington Madubuike, it became a standard. He did it at IMSU and Law School.

Victor Duru