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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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Man returns home from abroad, finds out someone is building 4-bedroom house on his land, many react

Man returns home from abroad, finds out someone is building 4-bedroom house on his land, many react

People

3 years ago

"He fell in love with me": Nigerian lady films child looking at her inside taxi, video stirs reactions

"He fell in love with me": Nigerian lady films child looking at her inside taxi, video stirs reactions

People

3 years ago

"Let the kids enjoy": Reactions as teacher plays Ruger's Girlfriend song for students in viral video

"Let the kids enjoy": Reactions as teacher plays Ruger's Girlfriend song for students in viral video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Nigerian lady uses less than N40k to buy milk, chicken, other provisions in UK, video stirs reactions

Nigerian lady uses less than N40k to buy milk, chicken, other provisions in UK, video stirs reactions

People

3 years ago

Nigerian man suddenly loses his passport at US airport after he had already relocated

Nigerian man suddenly loses his passport at US airport after he had already relocated

People

3 years ago

"I will not board it": Young man repairs aeroplane, fixes different parts, video stirs reactions

"I will not board it": Young man repairs aeroplane, fixes different parts, video stirs reactions

People

3 years ago

"Hope your parents will see this": Man pours wine on lady on graduation day, celebrates with her in video

"Hope your parents will see this": Man pours wine on lady on graduation day, celebrates with her in video

People

3 years ago

A young man made the graduation celebration of a young Nigerian lady worthwhile in a short video as he celebrated her with drink and a bundle of new N100 notes.

"Why are you running?" Moment security man chased away young man who wanted to make TikTok video inside market

"Why are you running?" Moment security man chased away young man who wanted to make TikTok video inside market

People

3 years ago

A young man's show at a marketplace was cut short by a security man who was not finding what he was doing funny at all. He chased the man away in a viral video.

African hulk: Video of strong man dragging truck with his mouth stirs massive reactions online

African hulk: Video of strong man dragging truck with his mouth stirs massive reactions online

People

3 years ago

A young man with great strength demonstrated what he is capable of as he pulled a vehicle with with teeth via a rope. People were in it. He also carried a bike.

"I don't ever want to walk, God please don't heal me": Nigerian man on wheelchair speaks in emotional video

"I don't ever want to walk, God please don't heal me": Nigerian man on wheelchair speaks in emotional video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A young Nigerian man has said that he loves that he cannot walk, revealing that he got disabled as a kid. He said that he does not want any healing from God.

"See as the guy fresh": Nigerian barber with great skill gives stranger free haircut on the street in video

"See as the guy fresh": Nigerian barber with great skill gives stranger free haircut on the street in video

People

3 years ago

A talented young Nigerian barber amazed many people online after he gave a very nice haircut to a stranger with his permission. The man did not pay anything.

Burna Boy's Last Last: Funny moment dog abandons bone, "reacts" to song, video goes viral

Burna Boy's Last Last: Funny moment dog abandons bone, "reacts" to song, video goes viral

People

3 years ago

A fine dog's "response" to Burna Boy's Last Last song has got many people talking on social media as some said that the popular Nigerian musician must see it.

Is this cost effective? Video of block decking stirs massive reactions among Nigerians online

Is this cost effective? Video of block decking stirs massive reactions among Nigerians online

People

3 years ago

A video showing a reportedly cost-effective way of building a decking has stirred mixed reactions on social media as people went into a heated debate on it

"More wins": Lady and husband wow many people, show off their new mansion in video, put it up for rent

"More wins": Lady and husband wow many people, show off their new mansion in video, put it up for rent

People

3 years ago

A video showing a couple celebrating their newly built mansion stirred massive reactions on social media. The building turned out to be a two-storey building.

How did she maintain "flat" tummy? Lady shares photo of herself with 8 & 9 months old pregnancy, many react

How did she maintain "flat" tummy? Lady shares photo of herself with 8 & 9 months old pregnancy, many react

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian lady has got massive reactions online after sharing photos of how she looked while she was many months pregnant. Some did not believe her.

Joseph Omotayo