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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

"I love her vibe": Beautiful bride sings passionately on her wedding day, puts up amazing performance in video

"I love her vibe": Beautiful bride sings passionately on her wedding day, puts up amazing performance in video

People

3 years ago

"I didn't have latest clothes but I never slept around": Lady who waited till marriage shows off beautiful home

"I didn't have latest clothes but I never slept around": Lady who waited till marriage shows off beautiful home

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

"PhD in mathematics": Barber uses ruler and protractor while giving man haircut, video causes stir

"PhD in mathematics": Barber uses ruler and protractor while giving man haircut, video causes stir

People

3 years ago

Daughter pulls out chair for injured father & 2 other dad-child moments that show strong family relationship

Daughter pulls out chair for injured father & 2 other dad-child moments that show strong family relationship

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

"From church girl to club runner": Video of lady's transformation to tomboy becomes internet sensation

"From church girl to club runner": Video of lady's transformation to tomboy becomes internet sensation

People

3 years ago

"Your beauty is like candy, can I have your number?" Man asks American female police officer in video

"Your beauty is like candy, can I have your number?" Man asks American female police officer in video

People

3 years ago

"Bring it to computer village": Man buys fairly used phone, surprised when loan company locks it

"Bring it to computer village": Man buys fairly used phone, surprised when loan company locks it

People

3 years ago

A short video of a phone locked by EasyBuy has stirred massive reactions online. The person who bought it as fairly used never knew the former owner was owing.

"She's beautiful": Video shows lovely moment people celebrate cute lady with bowlegs on her graduation day

"She's beautiful": Video shows lovely moment people celebrate cute lady with bowlegs on her graduation day

People

3 years ago

A young lady with a bowleg condition has shared a beautiful video of the moment her friends and family celebrated her graduation in school. It was very lovely.

"I would've packed extra": Agege bread shared as souvenirs at expensive wedding ceremony, clip stirs reactions

"I would've packed extra": Agege bread shared as souvenirs at expensive wedding ceremony, clip stirs reactions

Wedding

3 years ago

A video of a wedding party where loaves of bread were given to the guests as gifts has stirred massive reactions on social media. People were amazed by it.

Hardworking Nigerian lady in hijab shows strength, dismantles okada with speed in video

Hardworking Nigerian lady in hijab shows strength, dismantles okada with speed in video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A short video showed a Nigerian lady working hard at a job dominated by men. She dismantled a bike in a short time like it was an easy task. Many were wowed.

"All about military": Sweet video shows moment Nigerian soldier honours wife, salutes her in public

"All about military": Sweet video shows moment Nigerian soldier honours wife, salutes her in public

People

3 years ago

A short viral video has captured the beautiful moment a man honoured his wife in public as he was being decorated as a Nigerian soldier. He saluted the woman.

"Mama na cruise": Woman swims in her parlour with 'joy' as daughter shares video of flooded house

"Mama na cruise": Woman swims in her parlour with 'joy' as daughter shares video of flooded house

People

3 years ago

A video showing a family making light of a flooding situation that must have affected their belongings has stirred reactions. They called it "bunch of water".

"Do you accept dropouts?" 2 kids show their beautiful teacher love, give her sweet to lick in viral video

"Do you accept dropouts?" 2 kids show their beautiful teacher love, give her sweet to lick in viral video

People

3 years ago

A young pretty female teacher has shared a video showing how she relates with her students. Two kids approached her while she was writing and gave her sweets.

Nigerian lady turns street beggar in UK, depends on strangers for food, soap in video

Nigerian lady turns street beggar in UK, depends on strangers for food, soap in video

People

3 years ago

A young lady has gone online to show that she really needs people's urgent help as she said she has turned a beggar in the UK to feed her family and survive.

Floyd Mayweather's 1-year-old grandkid amazes many people in video, throws strong punches like pro

Floyd Mayweather's 1-year-old grandkid amazes many people in video, throws strong punches like pro

People

3 years ago

Floyd Maywaether shared a video of his grandson playfully training to be a boxer. In a video that has gone viral, the kid punched a balloned mascot with energy.

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