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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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"Don't try it again o": Reactions as young lady plays prank on soldier in the market, officer reacts in video

"Don't try it again o": Reactions as young lady plays prank on soldier in the market, officer reacts in video

People

3 years ago

Female graduate turns keke driver to survive, reveals she pays N3k daily for N1.4m hire purchase tricycle

Female graduate turns keke driver to survive, reveals she pays N3k daily for N1.4m hire purchase tricycle

People

3 years ago

Biggie with energy: Plus size boy moves his body smoothly, his dance video amazes many online

Biggie with energy: Plus size boy moves his body smoothly, his dance video amazes many online

People

3 years ago

Young man makes big money move, pays N33.2m for dirty house, plans to renovate and resell for profit

Young man makes big money move, pays N33.2m for dirty house, plans to renovate and resell for profit

People

3 years ago

"He stretch hand twice": Reactions as man tries to shake king at airport, Olu of Warri laughs at him in video

"He stretch hand twice": Reactions as man tries to shake king at airport, Olu of Warri laughs at him in video

People

3 years ago

"They said it is N1.1m rent": Young lady shares video of small house in Lagos agent took her to

"They said it is N1.1m rent": Young lady shares video of small house in Lagos agent took her to

People

3 years ago

"Does he watch WWE?" Moment Prophet Odumeje makes a show in church, jumps on altar, members rush out

"Does he watch WWE?" Moment Prophet Odumeje makes a show in church, jumps on altar, members rush out

People

3 years ago

A video showed the moment Prophet Odumeje made a grand entrance into his church as members struggled to touch him. Men in white stopped people from coming near.

Madam and her salesgirl dance inside shop, their video of happiness causes stir online

Madam and her salesgirl dance inside shop, their video of happiness causes stir online

People

3 years ago

A video has shown the moment a lady and her salesgirl both danced hard. Many TikTok users were amazed by it all. The short clip has had over 900,000 views.

Beautiful lady dances beside her mum selling fish without shame, arranges their market well in video

Beautiful lady dances beside her mum selling fish without shame, arranges their market well in video

People

3 years ago

The video of a young lady dancing while helping her mother to arrange her pieces of fish has got people talking online. Many said her face looks like a baby.

Young man who moved out of Nigeria 8 years ago and suffered abroad without food now pays people's rent

Young man who moved out of Nigeria 8 years ago and suffered abroad without food now pays people's rent

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian man, Moses Abimiku, said he was frustrated when he left the country 8 years ago. He went days without food, dropped out of school and suffered.

"They are beautiful": Video shows moment man saw 2 tall ladies & begged to take their photos

"They are beautiful": Video shows moment man saw 2 tall ladies & begged to take their photos

People

3 years ago

A young street photographer was amazed by the beauty of two ladies he met on the street that he had to beg them for their photographs. The strangers agreed.

Beautiful lady's transformation photo surprises many people online, she uses her old house background

Beautiful lady's transformation photo surprises many people online, she uses her old house background

People

3 years ago

A young pretty lady has got many people asking questions with her transformation photos. People focused on her photo background not changing over the years.

"I really suffered": Woman whose voice is behind "bunch of women surrounded in my room" expression speaks

"I really suffered": Woman whose voice is behind "bunch of women surrounded in my room" expression speaks

People

3 years ago

A woman who made the expression "bunch of women surrounded in my room" has said that she was going through pain when she said those words. Many were touched.

"May God bless you": Kids line up on the street, young Nigerian man gives them money in viral video

"May God bless you": Kids line up on the street, young Nigerian man gives them money in viral video

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian man who went on the street to bless kids has been praised for doing a good thing in a TikTok video. Obimaro gave the kids some money each.

"I thought I'd send cars home, now I'm struggling pay house rents": Nigerian lady in Canada makes funny clip

"I thought I'd send cars home, now I'm struggling pay house rents": Nigerian lady in Canada makes funny clip

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian lady living in Canada has stirred massive reactions online after she used a funny video to show how her expectations were high before moving abroad.

Joseph Omotayo