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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.

5947 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

"Nice couple": Video of lady dancing with goat dressed in fine shirt trends online, Nigerians react

"Nice couple": Video of lady dancing with goat dressed in fine shirt trends online, Nigerians react

People

3 years ago

"Teachers at risk": Secondary school students in short skirts shake waists without fear, clip trends on TikTok

"Teachers at risk": Secondary school students in short skirts shake waists without fear, clip trends on TikTok

People

3 years ago

Bride in heels dances on wedding day, women sitting close by give her cold stares, trending video causes stirs

Bride in heels dances on wedding day, women sitting close by give her cold stares, trending video causes stirs

Wedding

3 years ago

"Did you tell your landlord?" Nigerian lady rents house, tiles everywhere, decorates ceiling in video

"Did you tell your landlord?" Nigerian lady rents house, tiles everywhere, decorates ceiling in video

People

3 years ago

"She go get belle today": Man who has been in America for months surprises wife, she becomes emotional

"She go get belle today": Man who has been in America for months surprises wife, she becomes emotional

People

3 years ago

Lady with waist beads & plus size friend dance, get many people's attention with their viral video

Lady with waist beads & plus size friend dance, get many people's attention with their viral video

People

3 years ago

"I always sent her money every 2 days": Nigerian man regrets his action after lady broke his heart

"I always sent her money every 2 days": Nigerian man regrets his action after lady broke his heart

People

3 years ago

A man was still served "breakfast" after he invested so much into a his relationship for four years. He always sent the lady money and paid her brother's fees.

"He had a crush on me": Pretty lady searches for JSS 2 classmate who showed her love on Valentine's Day

"He had a crush on me": Pretty lady searches for JSS 2 classmate who showed her love on Valentine's Day

People

3 years ago

A lady who remembered the good deed of her classmate while they were in JSS 2 is looking for the boy to show him love. Many advised her to search on Facebook.

Man takes care of bullmastiff, flies to Abuja from Lagos to find dog good partner

Man takes care of bullmastiff, flies to Abuja from Lagos to find dog good partner

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian man stirred massive reactions with his video as he narrated how he and his dog took a flight from Lagos to Abuja just to find a perfect mate.

Pretty Nigerian teacher with small stature dances in class, people can't tell her apart from students

Pretty Nigerian teacher with small stature dances in class, people can't tell her apart from students

People

3 years ago

A teacher with a small stature made many laugh online as she danced with her students. Her physique made it hard for TikTokers to tell who the teacher was.

"I am crying": Nigerian man bets N20 on over 11k odds, wins N218k, his video trends

"I am crying": Nigerian man bets N20 on over 11k odds, wins N218k, his video trends

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian man regretted that he did not go heavily on his betting game after he won over 11,000 odds in a bet he only staked with N20. Many people were wowed

"They are coming back": Oyinbo lady leaves US, follows husband home, they invest their money in agriculture

"They are coming back": Oyinbo lady leaves US, follows husband home, they invest their money in agriculture

People

3 years ago

A white woman married to a Kenyan amazed many after she shared a clip of the mansion they came to his country to build instead of spending their money in the US

"Na im go give you belle": Lady shows fine gateman in her house in video, says she's in love

"Na im go give you belle": Lady shows fine gateman in her house in video, says she's in love

People

3 years ago

A young lady made two videos of her gateman whom she fell in love with. While many people said they could date, some believed she would be a distraction to him.

"God please remember me": Nigerian millionaire impresses many with mansion that has expensive chairs & decor

"God please remember me": Nigerian millionaire impresses many with mansion that has expensive chairs & decor

People

3 years ago

A short video of a young Nigerian man showing the interior of the mansion he built and a key to his car has gathered massive reactions online. He was celebrated

"I wish to get close to you": Curvy lady dances, gently shakes her waist adorned with beads in trending video

"I wish to get close to you": Curvy lady dances, gently shakes her waist adorned with beads in trending video

People

3 years ago

A short clip of a lady in waist beads dancing attracted the attention of many men as they rushed to her comment section. The lady said she sweated while dancing

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