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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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Nigerian man riding bike from UK to Lagos to get free land gift once he reaches his destination, many react

Nigerian man riding bike from UK to Lagos to get free land gift once he reaches his destination, many react

People

4 years ago

American female soldier on low cut & friend dance to Davido's Stand Strong song, their video stirs reactions

American female soldier on low cut & friend dance to Davido's Stand Strong song, their video stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

Teenager goes on mission to track Mark Zuckerberg's private jet after he did same thing to Elon Musk's plane

Teenager goes on mission to track Mark Zuckerberg's private jet after he did same thing to Elon Musk's plane

People

4 years ago

Daddy, I want to save this money here so I can give someone on the road - Baby tells his parent in cute video

Daddy, I want to save this money here so I can give someone on the road - Baby tells his parent in cute video

People

4 years ago

6 years is not 6 days: Emotional clip shows moment lady who travelled abroad in 2016 flies son to join her

6 years is not 6 days: Emotional clip shows moment lady who travelled abroad in 2016 flies son to join her

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

Photo shows moment SS3 student tries to do homework while hawking banana & other fruits, many want to help her

Photo shows moment SS3 student tries to do homework while hawking banana & other fruits, many want to help her

People

4 years ago

Man who was saved from street receives total transformation, runs for joy in video, kneels when he gets N220k

Man who was saved from street receives total transformation, runs for joy in video, kneels when he gets N220k

People

4 years ago

A man who hard life on the street has made to look old received a total transformation with the help of a Nigerian man. He was given new clothes, food, & money.

She doesn't want wahala: Reactions as little girl places her chair on table at home to watch cartoon in peace

She doesn't want wahala: Reactions as little girl places her chair on table at home to watch cartoon in peace

People

4 years ago

A kid who does not want any kind of disturbance took her chair to the table and placed it there so she can watch cartoon in peace. Her sibling was seen crawling

Man escapes from prison, goes home to take care of his kids, says he's worried about their welfare

Man escapes from prison, goes home to take care of his kids, says he's worried about their welfare

People

4 years ago

A man pleaded guilty after confessing he escaped jail to take care of his kids. The father was worried about his children's welfare and life was also tough

We were both born in May: Young Nigerian man narrates how he met his wife at NECO GCE exam centre years ago

We were both born in May: Young Nigerian man narrates how he met his wife at NECO GCE exam centre years ago

People

4 years ago

A young man revealed that he met his wife many years ago in 2009 when he was out to write his NECO GCE for the umpteenth time. They are also birth month mates.

Young Nigerian man takes his dad out on lunch date, says father has been living alone since wife died

Young Nigerian man takes his dad out on lunch date, says father has been living alone since wife died

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

A young man, Tunde, has shown his father much love as he took him out on a lunch date. He said he does that to make the man forget the memory of losing his wife

Nigerian man riding bike from London to Lagos turned back at Cote d'Ivoire's border, many react

Nigerian man riding bike from London to Lagos turned back at Cote d'Ivoire's border, many react

People

4 years ago

A man, Kunle Adeyanju, was stopped from crossing the border into Cote d'Ivoire. The determined biker who was sad said Nigerian embassies have been informed.

Nigerian man riding from UK to Lagos with bike treated like king in Mali, people have lunch with him

Nigerian man riding from UK to Lagos with bike treated like king in Mali, people have lunch with him

People

4 years ago

The Nigerian rider who has for weeks been on a mission to reach Lagos from London using his bike has shared the lovely reception he received when he got to Mali

After being denied entry at Ivory Coast's border, Nigerian biker enters Burkina Faso, many celebrate

After being denied entry at Ivory Coast's border, Nigerian biker enters Burkina Faso, many celebrate

People

4 years ago

Nigerian biker, Kunle Adeyanju, is now in Burkina Faso and may be closer to home. Nigerians were amazed that Cote d'Ivoire's entry denial could not stop him.

No be you dey work for money: Man slaps baby's hand away from his eba food in funny video, Nigerians react

No be you dey work for money: Man slaps baby's hand away from his eba food in funny video, Nigerians react

People

4 years ago

A father in a video did not allow his baby put her hands into his food. He complained about her wanting everything, saying he is the one working for the money.

Joseph Omotayo