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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.

5440 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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Nigerian man packs egusi, ogbono, onions abroad to meet oyinbo lover, cooks for her in video

Nigerian man packs egusi, ogbono, onions abroad to meet oyinbo lover, cooks for her in video

People

3 years ago

Young Nigerian millionaire completes his building project, shows off beautiful mansion in viral video

Young Nigerian millionaire completes his building project, shows off beautiful mansion in viral video

People

3 years ago

Man sings Shey You Dey Whine Me Ni in church, ladies go "crazy" during worship, video stirs reactions

Man sings Shey You Dey Whine Me Ni in church, ladies go "crazy" during worship, video stirs reactions

People

3 years ago

"He needs a lawyer": Brother & sister fight, mum instructs they only explain themselves in Yoruba, boy vexes

"He needs a lawyer": Brother & sister fight, mum instructs they only explain themselves in Yoruba, boy vexes

People

3 years ago

Lady who cheated on lover weeks to her wedding frustrated as DNA test says husband & ex are not child's dads

Lady who cheated on lover weeks to her wedding frustrated as DNA test says husband & ex are not child's dads

People

3 years ago

"Don't have kids": Funny clip shows moment baby girl suddenly removed mum's fake eyelashes

"Don't have kids": Funny clip shows moment baby girl suddenly removed mum's fake eyelashes

People

3 years ago

"Too young": Girl who dropped out of school to take care of sick mum gets N10k from stranger in viral video

"Too young": Girl who dropped out of school to take care of sick mum gets N10k from stranger in viral video

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian girl who had to stop school so that she can take care of her sick mother and siblings has been blessed with N10k. She was so surprised by the gift.

Nigerian girl weaves kid's hair, shows off amazing hairdressing skill in video, people rate her

Nigerian girl weaves kid's hair, shows off amazing hairdressing skill in video, people rate her

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian kid who has been learning how to be a good hairstylist for the past two months showed off her skill in a video. Many rated her skill very high online

Qatar 2022: Video shows moment woman anointed Ghanaian players on TV before match with South Korea

Qatar 2022: Video shows moment woman anointed Ghanaian players on TV before match with South Korea

People

3 years ago

A video showing a woman praying hard as she anointed Ghanaian players as they got ready for their match against South Korea has stirred massive reactions online

"Couple's goal": Days after paying flat rent for girlfriend's mum, man took lover to hotel, they soak garri

"Couple's goal": Days after paying flat rent for girlfriend's mum, man took lover to hotel, they soak garri

People

3 years ago

A video of two lovers in a hotel room drinking garri has stirred many funny reactions on TikTok. Many people wondered why pay for a room to eat that cheap.

Woman shows off oyinbo friend who always helps someone in Africa with her money, video stirs reactions

Woman shows off oyinbo friend who always helps someone in Africa with her money, video stirs reactions

People

3 years ago

A woman abroad showed an oyinbo who is trying hard to take care of an African person. She showed the moment the oyinbo woman wanted to send the person money.

Teacher warms her students up in class, makes them dance to Chris Brown's Under the Influence song

Teacher warms her students up in class, makes them dance to Chris Brown's Under the Influence song

People

3 years ago

A very thoughtful teacher got her students dancing to a song in class so that they can all get warmed up. Many people were amazed by the students' choreography.

"Working hard": Trending curvy food seller stirs reactions in video, men patronise her shop

"Working hard": Trending curvy food seller stirs reactions in video, men patronise her shop

People

3 years ago

A very beautiful lady who sells food in Ghana and has been generating a lot of reactions online had many social media users asking for where her shop is located

"Computer village": Nigerian man converts wheelbarrow into big shop, covers whole road in video

"Computer village": Nigerian man converts wheelbarrow into big shop, covers whole road in video

People

3 years ago

A hardworking man who sells phone accessories in a wheelbarrow has said that he likes hustling than the option to steal. Many said that his wares are many.

Lady renovates her room in father's house, replaces old flooring with tiles, installs wardrobe

Lady renovates her room in father's house, replaces old flooring with tiles, installs wardrobe

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian invested money into giving her room in her dad's house a facelift. The renovation stirred mixed reactions as some people wondered if she won't marry.

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