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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

Oyinbo man travels from his country to Sweden to see Burna Boy sing, keeps front spot 4hrs before show in clip

Oyinbo man travels from his country to Sweden to see Burna Boy sing, keeps front spot 4hrs before show in clip

People

3 years ago

Video shows moment beautiful lady dances to Asake-featured Bandana song, oyinbo joins her in sweet performance

Video shows moment beautiful lady dances to Asake-featured Bandana song, oyinbo joins her in sweet performance

People

3 years ago

"I will be back soon baby": Nigerian lady sheds hot tears at airport as boyfriend travels to Dubai

"I will be back soon baby": Nigerian lady sheds hot tears at airport as boyfriend travels to Dubai

People

3 years ago

Mother cries in video as rich son remembers her suffering, comes back home & changes her life with money

Mother cries in video as rich son remembers her suffering, comes back home & changes her life with money

People

3 years ago

"Things nobody told me about moving to Canada": Nigerian lady abroad says it's very lonely there, makes video

"Things nobody told me about moving to Canada": Nigerian lady abroad says it's very lonely there, makes video

People

3 years ago

Nigerian carpenter sells weak shelf, makes man's TV worth millions fall from wall, many react to video

Nigerian carpenter sells weak shelf, makes man's TV worth millions fall from wall, many react to video

People

3 years ago

"You dance like girl named Kelly": Reactions as beautiful female US soldier dances in office in viral video

"You dance like girl named Kelly": Reactions as beautiful female US soldier dances in office in viral video

People

3 years ago

A military officer serving in the US has shown that it is possible to have fun while doing serious work. She made a video of herself in the office after work.

"There are no jobs in Bahrain, please stop coming": Man makes video to warn Nigerians

"There are no jobs in Bahrain, please stop coming": Man makes video to warn Nigerians

People

3 years ago

A man has warned Nigerians against coming to Bahrain in their pursuit for greener pastures. He said that there are no jobs in the country as agents always say.

Beautiful Nigerian lady in uniform goes through rigorous training in school, many react to her video

Beautiful Nigerian lady in uniform goes through rigorous training in school, many react to her video

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian lady has shared a video of the exercises she has had to endure in her shipping school before she passed them all. People congratulated her.

Creative man recreate Asake's face in Bandana song, uses live rams instead of goats in video

Creative man recreate Asake's face in Bandana song, uses live rams instead of goats in video

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian man has done a video showing his remake of Asake's Bandana look. Many people on TIkTok praised him for improvising and achieving a good set.

Girl, 5, dresses like police on career day, says she want to be an officer in future, Nigerians react

Girl, 5, dresses like police on career day, says she want to be an officer in future, Nigerians react

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian girl, Adesuwa, dressed as a police officer for her school career day, saying that she wants to become one when she is an adult. Many people reacted.

"I'm a pastor, not in my house": Father angrily reacts to son who said he want to make dreadlocks in video

"I'm a pastor, not in my house": Father angrily reacts to son who said he want to make dreadlocks in video

People

3 years ago

A father was against his son getting dreads. He said that such would never happen in his house as it is demonic and he would kick the son if he ever gets it.

Oyinbo lady flaunts her wedding ring & Nigerian man inside aeroplane, cute video stirs reactions

Oyinbo lady flaunts her wedding ring & Nigerian man inside aeroplane, cute video stirs reactions

Wedding

3 years ago

The photo of a young Nigerian man and his wife inside an aeroplane as they both flaunted their rings has got many people's reactions. Many said he's lucky.

"Blood of Jesus, wake up": Mum tells her twins in video, says they didn't allow her sleep at night

"Blood of Jesus, wake up": Mum tells her twins in video, says they didn't allow her sleep at night

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A mother of two girls woke her twins up from sleep, saying they never allowed her have a good night sleep. Many people said the kid's expressions were dramatic.

Okada man who looks very black meets divine helper, becomes fine model, his video stirs reactions

Okada man who looks very black meets divine helper, becomes fine model, his video stirs reactions

People

3 years ago

A young man who used to work as an okada man has made it in life. A very short video showing him posing as a professional model got massive reactions online.

Joseph Omotayo