Joseph Omotayo

Education: Bachelor of Arts Literature-in-English, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife (2012-2016), Google News Initiative (GNI) News Lab Advance digital reporting workshop (2024)

Experience: Critical Literature Review (Head reviewer) 2010-2014, The234Project (Writer) 2016-2017, Coordinator of OAU The234Project Essay contest (2017), Afridiaspora (Chief Reviewer, 2016-2018), Dubawa Fact checking fellow (2022)

Awards: Best editor and writer (Legit.ng, 2020), My Favourite Nigerian Character in a Book Contest (2011), Unoma Azuah’s Edible Bones Book Review Prize (2013)

Joseph Omotayo is a journalist who has been writing on human interest topics since 2019. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He is the head of Human Interest and Diaspora Desk at Legit. He once worked for Afridiaspora, OlisaTV & CLR. He is a 2022/2023 Kwame Karikari Fact-Checking fellow. He can be reached via: joseph.omotayo@corp.legit.ng.

6018 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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Nigerian woman selling cold drinks installs solar panels on her old roof to power her chest freezer

Nigerian woman selling cold drinks installs solar panels on her old roof to power her chest freezer

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6 days ago

Nigerian man who went to install solar panels breaks owner's roof, pays damage cost

Nigerian man who went to install solar panels breaks owner's roof, pays damage cost

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7 days ago

Young man shows off his fine rented flat with cool interior design, flat screen TV, big wardrobe

Young man shows off his fine rented flat with cool interior design, flat screen TV, big wardrobe

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8 days ago

No need for gas: Nigerian Man uses induction cooker to boil water with solar energy

No need for gas: Nigerian Man uses induction cooker to boil water with solar energy

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19 days ago

American lady follows her man home, invests money into boyfriend's poultry business, people react

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American lady follows her man home, invests money into boyfriend's poultry business, people react

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25 days ago

"How did I get to this point?" Lady who left UK for Nigeria laments high cost of living, fueling car

"How did I get to this point?" Lady who left UK for Nigeria laments high cost of living, fueling car

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a month ago

"Help me o": Female tenant who stays in same compound as landlord cries, shares bitter experience

"Help me o": Female tenant who stays in same compound as landlord cries, shares bitter experience

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a month ago

A Nigerian woman who could not take the maltreatment from her landlord anymore has made a video about it. She said her landlord was lashed out at her.

"Make I dey manage": Student rents self con for N1.6m, fixes walls after old tenant did 1 thing

"Make I dey manage": Student rents self con for N1.6m, fixes walls after old tenant did 1 thing

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a month ago

A Nigerian lady who did not hesitate before paying N1.6m for a rented self contained apartment has got many talking. She even fixed the walls before moving in.

Lady renovates late great grandma's room, removes old loads, moves in: "I need to start"

Lady renovates late great grandma's room, removes old loads, moves in: "I need to start"

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a month ago

A Nigerian lady who wanted to start staying in her great-grandma's old room renovated it with paint, new bulbs, wiring, and curtains. It turned out lovely.

Single mum of 2 kids moves into her uncompleted building, shows off: "I dey rugged am"

Single mum of 2 kids moves into her uncompleted building, shows off: "I dey rugged am"

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a month ago

A Nigerian woman who became a landlady rejoiced, saying she had in the past faced many landlords' issues as a tenant. Many people commended her determination.

Woman returns to her land, cries out as she sees another person has built foundation on it

Woman returns to her land, cries out as she sees another person has built foundation on it

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2 months ago

A woman whose property was reportedly resold has gone online to tell people about. She showed the construction work that was done by the new "owner".

Nigerian lady who went to Libya to work as nanny succeeds, returns and opens cement shop

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Nigerian lady who went to Libya to work as nanny succeeds, returns and opens cement shop

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2 months ago

A Nigerian lady who hustled hard abroad as a nanny has returned home to open her small shop with money she made in Libya. She was very happy with her feat.

Gas scarcity: Man who installed big solar setup at home uses induction cooker to cook beans

Gas scarcity: Man who installed big solar setup at home uses induction cooker to cook beans

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2 months ago

A smart Nigerian man who is energy independent has been enjoying amid the gas scarcity in the country as his setup powers his induction cooker well.

"Hope say na your papa house": Lady renovates her room with expensive curtains, ergonomic chair

"Hope say na your papa house": Lady renovates her room with expensive curtains, ergonomic chair

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2 months ago

A Nigerian lady who carried out a room renovation with over N1m has got many reactions online as people applauded her creative room transformation.

Lady who relocated to UK shares "bitter" experience, Nigerians react to her video: "I still wonder"

Lady who relocated to UK shares "bitter" experience, Nigerians react to her video: "I still wonder"

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2 months ago

A lady who relocated to the UK said that life abroad is not as rosy as many people portray it online. She compared her life in Ibadan with her present lifestyle.

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