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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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"You will just be misbehaving anyhow": Reactions as Nigerian man "scolds" his dog in funny video, many react

"You will just be misbehaving anyhow": Reactions as Nigerian man "scolds" his dog in funny video, many react

People

4 years ago

Another young man draws Kelly with pen and paper, dedicates picture to beautiful lady, video stirs reactions

Another young man draws Kelly with pen and paper, dedicates picture to beautiful lady, video stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

Why hate someone you've not met? Kelly reacts to those saying she's overhyped, releases another video

Why hate someone you've not met? Kelly reacts to those saying she's overhyped, releases another video

People

4 years ago

Makeup artist works 'magic', transforms old woman's face into light-skin young lady, video causes stir

Makeup artist works 'magic', transforms old woman's face into light-skin young lady, video causes stir

People

4 years ago

Pretty young lady wears dad's and mum's clothes in video, rocks them like her parents, many react

Pretty young lady wears dad's and mum's clothes in video, rocks them like her parents, many react

People

4 years ago

A message to Kelly: Man introduces dancer to Christ, preaches & prays for her, viral video stirs reactions

A message to Kelly: Man introduces dancer to Christ, preaches & prays for her, viral video stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, can she cook ogbono soup or pound yam? Oyinbo lady asks Nigerian men in funny video

Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, can she cook ogbono soup or pound yam? Oyinbo lady asks Nigerian men in funny video

People

4 years ago

A young white lady has in a funny video wondered why people have been all about Kelly for a while. She asked people if Kelly can pound yam or cook ogbono soup.

3 dance videos of Kelly that got her more followers and popularity online, 1 of them has millions of views

3 dance videos of Kelly that got her more followers and popularity online, 1 of them has millions of views

People

4 years ago

A lady became the centre of attention for her dance and it does not seem it will stop anytime soon. Many people still cannot understand why she became famous.

Please help me push my car: Mother and daughter get N10k cash for showing kindness to total stranger

Please help me push my car: Mother and daughter get N10k cash for showing kindness to total stranger

People

4 years ago

A woman and her little daughter were surprised with the sum of N10,000 after they agreed to help a man push his car. The two never knew they were being pranked.

Man tells his 2 big dogs to sit, they obey him immediately, cute video stirs massive reactions

Man tells his 2 big dogs to sit, they obey him immediately, cute video stirs massive reactions

People

4 years ago

A man showed off his two dogs who listened to him whenever he issued out a command to them. Many people were amazed at the relationship he maintained with them.

Nigerian-American Ashley Adirika gets multiple admission offers from universities abroad, rejoices in video

Nigerian-American Ashley Adirika gets multiple admission offers from universities abroad, rejoices in video

People

4 years ago

A 17-year-old Nigerian-American, Ashley Adirika, made many people proud as she got different admission offers from eight universities abroad. She got emotional.

Beautiful lady harvests cassava from her farm, turns it into garri in video, many men praise her

Beautiful lady harvests cassava from her farm, turns it into garri in video, many men praise her

People

4 years ago

A hardworking young Nigerian lady has got social media users talking online after she filmed herself frying garri. People said she is a correct wife material.

Nigerian man admires pretty Kelly, draws her with pen on piece of paper in video, stirs reactions

Nigerian man admires pretty Kelly, draws her with pen on piece of paper in video, stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

A young Nigerian man has in a video made a sketch of Kelly. To make the drawing, he had to take a screenshot of the dancer on his phone before he started work.

Video of cute baby with amazing smile gathers reactions online, millions of people watch her on TikTok

Video of cute baby with amazing smile gathers reactions online, millions of people watch her on TikTok

People

4 years ago

A baby's facial expression amazed many people online as she composed herself well in front of a camera. Many said she bested others who struck the same postures

Beautiful lady dances at workplace, shakes waist in video without fear of sack, many praise her

Beautiful lady dances at workplace, shakes waist in video without fear of sack, many praise her

People

4 years ago

A young lady entertained many on TikTok with her waist and leg moves. People said that she won the challenge she jumped on. A colleague praised her in a video.

Joseph Omotayo