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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.

5945 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

Lady shows land inheritance father left for her, it has many rocks for quarry company

Lady shows land inheritance father left for her, it has many rocks for quarry company

People

a year ago

Lady who started business 6 years ago builds big and painted hostel for rent

Lady who started business 6 years ago builds big and painted hostel for rent

People

a year ago

Nigerian man cries, begs girlfriend not to go home, she rubs his head, people talk

Nigerian man cries, begs girlfriend not to go home, she rubs his head, people talk

People

a year ago

Boy who doesn't want to share room in family house converts balcony to apartment

Boy who doesn't want to share room in family house converts balcony to apartment

People

a year ago

2024 WAEC result of boy who scored 327 in JAMB and solved many past questions

2024 WAEC result of boy who scored 327 in JAMB and solved many past questions

People

a year ago

Mother graduates, makes her child sign on her white shirt first, Nigerians celebrate them

Mother graduates, makes her child sign on her white shirt first, Nigerians celebrate them

People

a year ago

Man rejects bringing his wife to America, says he would rather go back home, interview video emerges

Man rejects bringing his wife to America, says he would rather go back home, interview video emerges

People

a year ago

Ghanaian in the US hesitant to bring wife to avoid potential marriage challenges, prefers relocating to Ghana or having her find her way to the US.

Woman demands divorce compensation from ex-husband for wasting her time, people react

Woman demands divorce compensation from ex-husband for wasting her time, people react

People

a year ago

A Ghanaian woman is demanding huge compensation from her husband as a settlement to end their marriage amicably. She has asked her husband to pay her GH¢24,000

Lady gives out her cloth in UK, sees in Nigeria among okrika clothes years later

Lady gives out her cloth in UK, sees in Nigeria among okrika clothes years later

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a year ago

A Nigerian lady who gave a cloth out to charity in UK in 2020 found the same dress in Nigeria hanging in front of an okirika store. She was surprised.

Young Nigerian man builds house, installs POP, furnishes interior to taste

Young Nigerian man builds house, installs POP, furnishes interior to taste

People

a year ago

A young Nigerian man who recently completed his house made a video about it and people celebrated him online. His house uses stone-coated roof design.

Wife buys 32 gifts like wristwatch, sneakers for husband's 32nd birthday, Nigerians talk

Wife buys 32 gifts like wristwatch, sneakers for husband's 32nd birthday, Nigerians talk

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a year ago

A Nigerian lady who wanted her husband's 32nd birthday to be special bought him different items for the day. He was amazed as he unboxed each item.

Landlord's dog sees female tenant on the street, waits for her, shows loyalty

Landlord's dog sees female tenant on the street, waits for her, shows loyalty

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady got many people talking when she showed the moment her landlord's dog saw her outside, recognised her and waited till her hair was plaited.

Lady visits boyfriend's house, suspects he's keeping side chick, he blocks her

Lady visits boyfriend's house, suspects he's keeping side chick, he blocks her

People

a year ago

A lady who strongly felt that she was being cheated on visited her boyfriend and insisted that she wants to go into his apartment to see the girl he is hiding.

Nigerian man sells his supermarket for N40m, suffers after relocating his wife and kids to Canada

Nigerian man sells his supermarket for N40m, suffers after relocating his wife and kids to Canada

People

a year ago

A man who relocated all his family to Canada after selling his supermarket later suffered for the action. His colleagues at work said he made a mistake.

Man builds first house, celebrates his achievement, buys classy furniture, installs AC

Man builds first house, celebrates his achievement, buys classy furniture, installs AC

People

a year ago

A young Nigerian man who built his first house showed people the work that went into it. The landlord got the wood used for his roofing by himself.

Joseph Omotayo