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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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ASUU strike: Young man visits his hostel room, sees his tubers of yam already growing, reacts in video

ASUU strike: Young man visits his hostel room, sees his tubers of yam already growing, reacts in video

People

4 years ago

No let yahoo boys see am o: Reactions as Nigerian lady switches fast from Pidgin to British English in video

No let yahoo boys see am o: Reactions as Nigerian lady switches fast from Pidgin to British English in video

People

4 years ago

Tithes & offerings: My church paid my school fees throughout university - Nigerian lady shares experience

Tithes & offerings: My church paid my school fees throughout university - Nigerian lady shares experience

People

4 years ago

Moment Nigerian lady who had spent 11 years abroad comes back home to surprise mum, video stirs reactions

Moment Nigerian lady who had spent 11 years abroad comes back home to surprise mum, video stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

Nigerian actress Maryam Charles gives out free food to hungry kids in video, helps people

Nigerian actress Maryam Charles gives out free food to hungry kids in video, helps people

People

4 years ago

Oyinbo lady and Anambra husband welcome their baby, cute photo stirs reactions from Nigerians

Oyinbo lady and Anambra husband welcome their baby, cute photo stirs reactions from Nigerians

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

Oyinbo woman shares photo of "jollof rice" airline gave her during flight, causes stir on social media

Oyinbo woman shares photo of "jollof rice" airline gave her during flight, causes stir on social media

People

4 years ago

A white woman has stirred an interesting conversation online around the kind of food served during international flights. Photos of her food were found funny.

I started learning shoemaking in 2016 - Young man who's maximising ASUU strike to boost his business speaks

I started learning shoemaking in 2016 - Young man who's maximising ASUU strike to boost his business speaks

People

4 years ago

A young man who is into shoemaking despite having to deal with the task of getting a degree spoke about how Twitter changed his business when he made a post.

Corps member dances at CDS, many ladies shout, praise him in viral video

Corps member dances at CDS, many ladies shout, praise him in viral video

People

4 years ago

A young Nigerian man gave people much entertainment at an NYSC CDS event as he danced with unmatched energy. Social media users on Instagram applauded his moves

Oyinbo lady who always dreamt of falling in love with Nigerian citizen marries Igbo man

Oyinbo lady who always dreamt of falling in love with Nigerian citizen marries Igbo man

People

4 years ago

A white woman who always dreamt of being with a Nigerian man rejoiced when she got an Igbo lover. She was happy her dream got fulfilled. Many people reacted.

ASUU strike has helped me to improve my craft: Young man shares new shoes he designed, photos go viral

ASUU strike has helped me to improve my craft: Young man shares new shoes he designed, photos go viral

People

4 years ago

A young Nigerian man has gone online to show that the ASUU strike has been a blessing to him in disguise as he spent the time working on his shoes designing.

Let me teach you how to scam people: Oyinbo man tells Nigerian yahoo boy, exposes his face in video call

Let me teach you how to scam people: Oyinbo man tells Nigerian yahoo boy, exposes his face in video call

People

4 years ago

A young man has gone online to reveal how a Nigerian man pretending to be a woman tried to scam him with a fake giveaway. Many Nigerians reacted to the news.

Marry well o: Reactions as wife becomes emotional, opens mouth in surprise after hubby planned her birthday party

Marry well o: Reactions as wife becomes emotional, opens mouth in surprise after hubby planned her birthday party

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

A woman could not hold in her joy when her husband organised a birthday surprise for her. She sang and prayed for him. People said it is good to marry well.

Man riding bike from London to Lagos reaches Morocco, iron punctures his tyre, poses serious challenge

Man riding bike from London to Lagos reaches Morocco, iron punctures his tyre, poses serious challenge

People

4 years ago

A Nigerian rider, Kunle Adeyanju, has reached the 10th day of his journey and he's not letting any challenge in his way stop him. He is now in northern Africa.

Salary don enter: Happy wife welcomes her husband home with dance, shakes waist for him in video

Salary don enter: Happy wife welcomes her husband home with dance, shakes waist for him in video

People

4 years ago

A man could not stop smiling when he returned home and saw his wife dancing to welcome him. Looking surprised, he stood on the same spot as he got entertained.

Joseph Omotayo