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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

Author's articles

"This is too much": Father, mum & 4 kids dead, family announces burial, photo surfaces

"This is too much": Father, mum & 4 kids dead, family announces burial, photo surfaces

People

3 years ago

"They should go ahead": Lady planning white wedding for December finds out she's pregnant, can't tell church

"They should go ahead": Lady planning white wedding for December finds out she's pregnant, can't tell church

People

3 years ago

Pretty student in school uniform dances while sitting, loves sweet music playing, her video stirs reactions

Pretty student in school uniform dances while sitting, loves sweet music playing, her video stirs reactions

People

3 years ago

"Now you have to marry": Lovely video of dog showing happiness as it meets its "girlfriend" in the street

"Now you have to marry": Lovely video of dog showing happiness as it meets its "girlfriend" in the street

People

3 years ago

"Poco Lee mama": Woman in ankara blouse & wrapper shows amazing legwork, dances on bare floor in viral video

"Poco Lee mama": Woman in ankara blouse & wrapper shows amazing legwork, dances on bare floor in viral video

People

3 years ago

"I love them": Mother-in-law & wife sing loudly in kitchen while husband waits for food in video

"I love them": Mother-in-law & wife sing loudly in kitchen while husband waits for food in video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

"Finally met the guy disturbing my daughter": Man shares funny video of kid waving at his child after school

"Finally met the guy disturbing my daughter": Man shares funny video of kid waving at his child after school

People

3 years ago

A short video shows the moment a man captured his daughter waving at one of her classmates. He said he has seen the boy who has been disturbing his daughter.

"She put us in financial problem": Lady plans with pastor's wife to get pregnant for husband who was not ready

"She put us in financial problem": Lady plans with pastor's wife to get pregnant for husband who was not ready

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A man became frustrated when he realised that his wife went against their plan to wait for them to make more money before having children in their new marriage.

"If I catch you": Nigerian man stops soldier, draws her and gives officer funny picture in video

"If I catch you": Nigerian man stops soldier, draws her and gives officer funny picture in video

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian made a female soldier laugh hard after he pretended as if he was making a good drawing of her. When the lady saw what he did, the man ran away fast.

Nigerian man surprises pretty ladies on the road with his bluetooth speaker, they dance with him in video

Nigerian man surprises pretty ladies on the road with his bluetooth speaker, they dance with him in video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A young man entertained many strangers as he danced with them. Despite the fact that he caught them unawares, they all passed his vibe check with cool moves.

"Zero worries": Man charters taxi to party, driver gets drunk before end of event, sleeps like baby in video

"Zero worries": Man charters taxi to party, driver gets drunk before end of event, sleeps like baby in video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A taxi driver got drunk outside of the party venue he took a passenger to. Efforts to wake him up proved abortive as he stayed sleeping. Many found it funny.

Very beautiful girl in uniform among other students who demonstrated cool dance styles in 3 trending videos

Very beautiful girl in uniform among other students who demonstrated cool dance styles in 3 trending videos

People

3 years ago

Two students and their teacher entertained many people on Twitter as they demonstrated very interesting dance moves. People loved the bond they all exuded.

"Men will show you": Pretty lady braves hot sun, takes food to boyfriend at work, lovely video stirs reactions

"Men will show you": Pretty lady braves hot sun, takes food to boyfriend at work, lovely video stirs reactions

People

3 years ago

A pretty young lady prepared food for her boyfriend and took the meal to him at his workplace. Many people were moved by her act as they asked him to marry her.

"Tell me you don't want to get married": Man arrives wedding in coffin, comes out of casket to pretty bride

"Tell me you don't want to get married": Man arrives wedding in coffin, comes out of casket to pretty bride

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A video showing a groom arrive at his wedding in a casket has made people wonder what kind of stunt the man was trying to pull by making it look like a funeral.

"2.5million school fees": Kid identifies yellow as "colour pizza" during home lesson with mum in funny video

"2.5million school fees": Kid identifies yellow as "colour pizza" during home lesson with mum in funny video

People

3 years ago

A mum and her kids got people laughing when one of her children identified colour yellow as colour pizza. Social media said she should buy the kid the snack.

Joseph Omotayo