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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

9783 articles published since 07 Dec 2020

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Engineer paying his DStv sub yearly for past 15 years shares interesting observation he recently made

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Engineer paying his DStv sub yearly for past 15 years shares interesting observation he recently made

People

5 months ago

Guinness World Records approves man's attempt to trek from Port Harcourt to Lagos, details emerge

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Guinness World Records approves man's attempt to trek from Port Harcourt to Lagos, details emerge

People

5 months ago

Man who bought fuel at NNPC filling station shares new price, leaves remark about Dangote Refinery

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Man who bought fuel at NNPC filling station shares new price, leaves remark about Dangote Refinery

People

5 months ago

CAC pastor's daughter lists 6 things she secretly deals with, generates buzz online

CAC pastor's daughter lists 6 things she secretly deals with, generates buzz online

People

5 months ago

University of Ibadan student who was depressed in her first year bags second class upper, celebrates

University of Ibadan student who was depressed in her first year bags second class upper, celebrates

People

5 months ago

Man gets emotional at work after finding letter wife hid in his shirt pocket at 3am, displays it

Man gets emotional at work after finding letter wife hid in his shirt pocket at 3am, displays it

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

Nigerian woman finally clears her student loan after 11 years, appreciates Harvard University

Nigerian woman finally clears her student loan after 11 years, appreciates Harvard University

People

5 months ago

A Nigerian woman finally cleared her student loan after 11 years and took to social media to showcase the email she received confirming the payment.

Pastor confidently shares what will happen to Bishop Abioye's church in 5 years: "Mark it"

Pastor confidently shares what will happen to Bishop Abioye's church in 5 years: "Mark it"

People

5 months ago

A Nigerian cleric has declared what he believes will happen to Bishop David Abioye's church in the coming five years. He dared people to mark what he said.

What Bishop Abioye said about Bishop Oyedepo's wife on her last birthday weeks ago revisited

What Bishop Abioye said about Bishop Oyedepo's wife on her last birthday weeks ago revisited

People

5 months ago

Legit.ng has revisited Bishop Abioye's felicitation to Bishop Oyedepo's wife on her last birthday, which was in February. What he said about her here.

What Bishop Abioye said about Bishop Oyedepo on his last birthday in 2025 revisited

What Bishop Abioye said about Bishop Oyedepo on his last birthday in 2025 revisited

People

5 months ago

Legit.ng has revisited Bishop David Abioye's birthday message to Bishop David Oyedepo during his former principal's last birthday in September 2025.

Law student who quit University of Ibadan graduates with first class at Redeemer's University

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Law student who quit University of Ibadan graduates with first class at Redeemer's University

People

5 months ago

A lady has graduated from Redeemer's University with a first-class honours degree after leaving the University of Ibadan mid session. Her story goes viral.

Retired Winners Chapel Vice Bishop Aremu sends powerful message to Bishop Abioye on his birthday

Retired Winners Chapel Vice Bishop Aremu sends powerful message to Bishop Abioye on his birthday

Family and Relationships

5 months ago

Social media users have reacted to the birthday message that Bishop Aremu sent to Bishop Abioye on his birthday. Both men retired from Winners Chapel.

Full list of 6 clothes students are banned from wearing at University of Lagos in 2026

Full list of 6 clothes students are banned from wearing at University of Lagos in 2026

People

5 months ago

Legit.ng has compiled the list of clothes that the University of Lagos (UNILAG) prohibits its students from wearing on campus in 2026. This applies to both genders.

University of Ibadan English student graduates with first class years after UNILAG rejected him

University of Ibadan English student graduates with first class years after UNILAG rejected him

People

5 months ago

Years after the University of Lagos (UNILAG) denied him admission to study mass communication, a young man has graduated with a first class from UI.

Man denied admission by University of Ibadan, OAU and LASU gets into UNIMAID with UTME score of 324

Man denied admission by University of Ibadan, OAU and LASU gets into UNIMAID with UTME score of 324

People

5 months ago

A man has celebrated being admitted into the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) after the University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University and LASU rejected him.

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