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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.

5945 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

CNG: Bus driver converts his vehicle to use gas, now saves petrol cost

CNG: Bus driver converts his vehicle to use gas, now saves petrol cost

People

a year ago

Yoruba man marries pretty Igbo lady, wears isi agu in colourful wedding ceremony

Yoruba man marries pretty Igbo lady, wears isi agu in colourful wedding ceremony

People

a year ago

Lady visits her boyfriend's family house, washes plates, cleans everywhere, runs errands

Lady visits her boyfriend's family house, washes plates, cleans everywhere, runs errands

People

a year ago

Lagos Red Line Rail: Inside fast train that get to destinations in minutes, passengers sit well

Lagos Red Line Rail: Inside fast train that get to destinations in minutes, passengers sit well

People

a year ago

Good credit score: Couple get their first house in UK 3 years after relocation

Good credit score: Couple get their first house in UK 3 years after relocation

People

a year ago

Lagos Blue Line: Lady rides fast train for 1st time, gets to destination in 10 minutes

Lagos Blue Line: Lady rides fast train for 1st time, gets to destination in 10 minutes

People

a year ago

After joining Nathaniel Bassey's Hallelujah Challege, lady finally gets married in 2024

After joining Nathaniel Bassey's Hallelujah Challege, lady finally gets married in 2024

Wedding

a year ago

A beautiful Nigerian lady who so much wanted to marry joined Nathaniel Bassey's Hallelujah Challenge in 2023. Less than a year after, she had her wedding.

Lady emerges top graduating student in medical school, becomes best in medicine and surgery

Lady emerges top graduating student in medical school, becomes best in medicine and surgery

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady who became the best graduating student in her school has been praised. Her performance was so sterling many wondered how she pulled it off.

Man buys 1 plot of land for girlfriend as birthday gift, gives her document, she rejoices

Man buys 1 plot of land for girlfriend as birthday gift, gives her document, she rejoices

People

a year ago

A lady was praised online after her man gifted her a plot of land of her birthday gift. Many women who watched her TikTok video said that they need her kind of man.

Nigerian woman gets ladies' bike, it comes in big box, men arrange it for her

Nigerian woman gets ladies' bike, it comes in big box, men arrange it for her

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady who bought a bike has celebrated her achievement on social media as she showed all the bike was arranged with every part fixed to each other.

Man builds house, puts Versace and Louis Vuitton logos on his fence, spends millions on interior

Man builds house, puts Versace and Louis Vuitton logos on his fence, spends millions on interior

People

a year ago

A young Nigerian man who built a bungalow with Versace and Lious Volton logos printed on has got many people praising his structure. He painted white and black.

Elon Musk's Optimus robot "holds" conversation like human being, many doubt it's the one talking

Elon Musk's Optimus robot "holds" conversation like human being, many doubt it's the one talking

People

a year ago

Elon Musk's robot, Optimus has been trending since its launch and many people its ability to act like human incredible. They said someone was tele-operating it.

Askerkine picks 3 passengers at bus park, puts them on plane to Abuja, gives free shopping

Askerkine picks 3 passengers at bus park, puts them on plane to Abuja, gives free shopping

People

a year ago

Asherkine made three Nigerian experience true joy as he took them for a commercial bus park to the airport. He gave them free flight and luxury food.

Nigerian lady who relocated to UK rents house after squatting for 2 years, rejoices

Nigerian lady who relocated to UK rents house after squatting for 2 years, rejoices

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady who had to live with someone for two years in the UK before renting a house has shared a video. She danced after moving into her house.

Nigerian man dumps his girlfriend over her poor CGPA, says she doesn't want to change

Nigerian man dumps his girlfriend over her poor CGPA, says she doesn't want to change

People

a year ago

A young Nigerian man said he broke up with his girlfriend because she had a bad grade. The man added that the woman showed no attitude to change the performance.

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