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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

"Do you have frogs": Nigerian man behaves like Chinese in restaurant with interpreter, speaks fake language

"Do you have frogs": Nigerian man behaves like Chinese in restaurant with interpreter, speaks fake language

People

3 years ago

"It's her attitude for me": Kid behaves like adult in TikTok video, jumps on viral challenge with mum

"It's her attitude for me": Kid behaves like adult in TikTok video, jumps on viral challenge with mum

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

"If you make heaven": Man approaches lady in supermarket to draw her, she chases him after seeing what he did

"If you make heaven": Man approaches lady in supermarket to draw her, she chases him after seeing what he did

People

3 years ago

Queen Elizabeth II: The story of a woman who lived for 96 years & ruled for long

Queen Elizabeth II: The story of a woman who lived for 96 years & ruled for long

People

3 years ago

Oyinbo kid gives black teacher big hug, says she's chocolate, wants to be in her class

Oyinbo kid gives black teacher big hug, says she's chocolate, wants to be in her class

People

3 years ago

"Better papa": Man takes 6 months paternity leave from work, bonds with newborn son, throws him up

"Better papa": Man takes 6 months paternity leave from work, bonds with newborn son, throws him up

People

3 years ago

"You're so lucky": Kind father becomes bricklayer on daughter's site, says he doesn't want her to spend money

"You're so lucky": Kind father becomes bricklayer on daughter's site, says he doesn't want her to spend money

People

3 years ago

A young lady went online to show her father working on her site as a bricklayer. She revealed that the man did so because he wanted to help her save some money.

"Hard life has become normal": Video shows tenants in tall building using pipes to get rain water

"Hard life has become normal": Video shows tenants in tall building using pipes to get rain water

People

3 years ago

A video showing tenants in a rough-looking house trying to get water from the rain with very long pipes has got many talking. People pitied their situation.

Young man shows off his beautiful lover cooking with firewood in video, shouts "my wife"

Young man shows off his beautiful lover cooking with firewood in video, shouts "my wife"

People

3 years ago

Two young lovers have been praised on social media for showing themselves off on camera. A man went into the kitchen and hyped his young wife who was cooking.

Beautiful Nigerian lady paints, shows off the amazing work she does to make money in video

Beautiful Nigerian lady paints, shows off the amazing work she does to make money in video

People

3 years ago

A beautiful Nigerian lady who works as a painter has wowed people with how she looks at work and after work. Many people encouraged her to keep hustling hard.

Lady, 22, starts building her house 1 year after buying land with her money, video amazes people

Lady, 22, starts building her house 1 year after buying land with her money, video amazes people

People

3 years ago

A lady took on a big task to build a house for herself at the age of 22, and she is doing well so far. The house has already been roofed and nearing completion.

Kid shows off makeup skill, beautifies girl's face with her talent, video surprises adults online

Kid shows off makeup skill, beautifies girl's face with her talent, video surprises adults online

People

3 years ago

A young makeup artist has wowed many online with her skill as she painted her model's face. When she was done with her work, many were amazed by the result.

Oyinbo lady sits down for 2hrs to make braids, Nigerian boyfriend waits for her, video causes stir

Oyinbo lady sits down for 2hrs to make braids, Nigerian boyfriend waits for her, video causes stir

People

3 years ago

A young oyinbo lady was praised by many people for her beauty after she sat for two hours to braid her hair like an African woman. Her boyfriend waited long.

Video captures emotional moment poor Nigerians in canoes beg people in ship for food, they throw them noodles

Video captures emotional moment poor Nigerians in canoes beg people in ship for food, they throw them noodles

People

3 years ago

A female Nigerian sailor shared a video of a people in canoes begging for food as their ship sailed across their community. They threw good provisions at them.

"Daddy & mummy put it in there": Mother explains as baby questions her pregnancy in video

"Daddy & mummy put it in there": Mother explains as baby questions her pregnancy in video

People

3 years ago

A toddler was very surprised when she got to know that her mother is now expecting a child. She really wanted to know how the baby got into her mother's tummy.

Joseph Omotayo