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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

God gave me what I deserve - Nigerian man shows off his oyinbo wife in video, puts ring on her finger

God gave me what I deserve - Nigerian man shows off his oyinbo wife in video, puts ring on her finger

People

4 years ago

Identical twin sisters welcome babies hours apart, rejoice as they become parents

Identical twin sisters welcome babies hours apart, rejoice as they become parents

People

4 years ago

Taxi driver turns car into mini supermarket, makes drinks, sweets & biscuits available for passengers in video

Taxi driver turns car into mini supermarket, makes drinks, sweets & biscuits available for passengers in video

People

4 years ago

Rolls-Royce in future: Woman shows off car that drives itself, she just sits and vehicle moves in viral video

Rolls-Royce in future: Woman shows off car that drives itself, she just sits and vehicle moves in viral video

People

4 years ago

Have you washed the dishes? Reactions as Nigerian lady dances in video, mum carries plate of eggs behind her

Have you washed the dishes? Reactions as Nigerian lady dances in video, mum carries plate of eggs behind her

People

4 years ago

People sent me new one - Nigerian man continues journey from London to Lagos on bike after damaged wheel

People sent me new one - Nigerian man continues journey from London to Lagos on bike after damaged wheel

People

4 years ago

I was a security man before promotion came - Young man narrates how he became company manager

I was a security man before promotion came - Young man narrates how he became company manager

People

4 years ago

Agata Joseph is a 22-year-old Kenyan man who managed to change his life from being a night security guard at a car bazaar on Kiambu road to a stock manager.

Woman gives car to mechanic to fix, comes back to see everything has turned dirty & bad, laments in video

Woman gives car to mechanic to fix, comes back to see everything has turned dirty & bad, laments in video

People

4 years ago

A video showed the moment a lady was surprised at what had become of her car that she gave a mechanic to fix. The car looks abandoned and its interior tattered.

Mother captures hearts with her sweet voice, backs baby & praises God in viral video

Mother captures hearts with her sweet voice, backs baby & praises God in viral video

People

4 years ago

A video has shown the moment a mother backing her baby mesmerised many with her voice as she worshipped God on the street. Online users said she can really sing

Young man who sold old man's picture as NFT days ago 'converts' his video to over N2m, Nigerians react

Young man who sold old man's picture as NFT days ago 'converts' his video to over N2m, Nigerians react

People

4 years ago

A young Nigerian man who has been converting photos into NFTs has sold a video for over N2 million. Many Nigerians praised him and wanted to know how he did it.

You were crying & nothing was wrong: Mum sits on bed with baby, talks to her like she's adult in video

You were crying & nothing was wrong: Mum sits on bed with baby, talks to her like she's adult in video

People

4 years ago

A video showing a baby and her mother in a serious conversation became entertainment for many online. People said the baby acted as if she understood everything

3 videos of parents and their kids that got people talking online, 1 kid bends waist like mother

3 videos of parents and their kids that got people talking online, 1 kid bends waist like mother

People

4 years ago

Three videos showed lovely families and how they funnily interacted with their children. One mother taught her daughter how to bend her waist and dance to Buga.

You two don't look your age: Reactions as beautiful Nigerian twins celebrate 21st birthday with cute photos

You two don't look your age: Reactions as beautiful Nigerian twins celebrate 21st birthday with cute photos

People

4 years ago

Two pretty Nigerian sisters stirred massive reactions on Twitter as they celebrated their birthday. Nigerians really wanted to know if they are 21 as said.

See person client: Reactions as oyinbo man sings Pasuma's fuji song fluently, speaks Yoruba in video

See person client: Reactions as oyinbo man sings Pasuma's fuji song fluently, speaks Yoruba in video

People

4 years ago

The video of a white man singing Pasuma's Choice song has stirred massive reactions on Instagram. Many people said that Nigerians really need to tach their kids

Man & his friends buy tiny house, place it inside bush, install solar to give them 24/7 electricity in video

Man & his friends buy tiny house, place it inside bush, install solar to give them 24/7 electricity in video

People

4 years ago

A man and his friends bought a tiny house and had it delivered on land. They went ahead to improve the house and install solar for constant free electricity.

Joseph Omotayo