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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

Man makes strangers happy with money, asks lady to dance on the road to Davido's Electricity

Man makes strangers happy with money, asks lady to dance on the road to Davido's Electricity

People

3 years ago

"I don employ who pass me": House girl dances in boss house in video, her madam reacts

"I don employ who pass me": House girl dances in boss house in video, her madam reacts

People

3 years ago

Video shows emotional moment father and mother prayed for kid before sending her to boarding school

Video shows emotional moment father and mother prayed for kid before sending her to boarding school

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

"Trust the process": Nigerian lady who has been married to oyinbo husband for 3 years finally joins him in US

"Trust the process": Nigerian lady who has been married to oyinbo husband for 3 years finally joins him in US

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Moment lady who wants to make video sees her strict lecturer walk in, she quickly hides her nose ring

Moment lady who wants to make video sees her strict lecturer walk in, she quickly hides her nose ring

People

3 years ago

Dem must know back home: Man visits daughter in America, takes as many photos as possible

Dem must know back home: Man visits daughter in America, takes as many photos as possible

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

"She understood the assignment": Kid immediately poses like slay queen when she sees mum recording her

"She understood the assignment": Kid immediately poses like slay queen when she sees mum recording her

People

3 years ago

A baby's reaction to her mother recording her has got many people reacting on social media. People said that the baby looks very cute and knows how to act.

"E fine pass am": Man who looks like Portable speaks in video, sends message to Zazzu crooner

"E fine pass am": Man who looks like Portable speaks in video, sends message to Zazzu crooner

People

3 years ago

A young man who looks like Portable has spoken in a video, telling the Zazzu musician to know that there is another person like him on the street. Many reacted

Cute moment kid tries hard to pick out her father from uncle who looks same way

Cute moment kid tries hard to pick out her father from uncle who looks same way

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A video of a beautiful child, her father, and uncle has got reactions online as the kid tried hard to pick out her dad despite the resemblance between both men.

Hermes shoe, Versace shirt & Maison Margiela bag: Lady shows off gifts she got from her sugar daddy in video

Hermes shoe, Versace shirt & Maison Margiela bag: Lady shows off gifts she got from her sugar daddy in video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A lady has shared a video of the gift her sugar daddy sent to her. Showing surprise, the lady unboxed each of the expensive branded items for many to see online

Family celebrates lady's graduation from Harvard like wedding event, she dances with her framed certificate

Family celebrates lady's graduation from Harvard like wedding event, she dances with her framed certificate

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A young lady was celebrated by her family after she graduated from Harvard University. Many people were present to congratulate her as if it was her wedding.

"Safe delivery is your portion": After 3 years, woman gets pregnant, dances with her bump in video

"Safe delivery is your portion": After 3 years, woman gets pregnant, dances with her bump in video

People

3 years ago

A mum was happy that she would soon become a mother. She made a video to celebrate her joy. Many TikTok users online celebrated her. She danced with her bump.

Woman enters local market in UK, buys pepper like she's in Lagos, speaks Yoruba to oyinbo man

Woman enters local market in UK, buys pepper like she's in Lagos, speaks Yoruba to oyinbo man

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian woman said that she decided to buy her foodstuff in Peckham because she was told things are cheaper there compared to Liverpool where she came from.

N2.7m rent in Lagos & N80k monthly for diesel: 3 interesting house stories that trended

N2.7m rent in Lagos & N80k monthly for diesel: 3 interesting house stories that trended

People

3 years ago

A lady made a video of a flat in Lagos charging N80k for diesel every month. Aside from the over N2m rent, there are other charges a tenant would have to pay.

ASUU: Nigerian student affected by strike action says he made money, fell in love

ASUU: Nigerian student affected by strike action says he made money, fell in love

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian student affected by the ongoing ASUU strike revealed that he made a big progress with his business, coding and love life. People congratulated him.

Joseph Omotayo