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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

People said they would steal her: Man who sent wife on solo vacation for 1 week speaks about his marriage

People said they would steal her: Man who sent wife on solo vacation for 1 week speaks about his marriage

People

4 years ago

My Father Didn’t Like the Job: Man Narrates How He Became Millionaire Selling Rust Metals to Company in Lagos

My Father Didn’t Like the Job: Man Narrates How He Became Millionaire Selling Rust Metals to Company in Lagos

People

4 years ago

Exclusive hairstyle: Man uses dreadlocks to make pineapple on his head, people react

Exclusive hairstyle: Man uses dreadlocks to make pineapple on his head, people react

People

4 years ago

Nigerian man who wants to travel from London to Lagos on bike reaches Spain, covers 702km out of 12000km

Nigerian man who wants to travel from London to Lagos on bike reaches Spain, covers 702km out of 12000km

People

4 years ago

Young man who sang Wizkid and Davido's songs in 2021 with angelic voice finally gets signed by Don Jazzy

Young man who sang Wizkid and Davido's songs in 2021 with angelic voice finally gets signed by Don Jazzy

Music

4 years ago

He waited for more than 50 years: Man finally becomes father, welcomes 1st child at age 83

He waited for more than 50 years: Man finally becomes father, welcomes 1st child at age 83

People

4 years ago

Young lady approaches 2 Hausa men, asks them for N100 and rewards them with N3000 in viral video

Young lady approaches 2 Hausa men, asks them for N100 and rewards them with N3000 in viral video

People

4 years ago

The video of two Hausa men showing kindness to a young lady went viral as they gave her the sum of N100. The lady called them and blessed the men with N3,000.

4-year-old girl amazes many online, plaits woman's hair like professional in viral video

4-year-old girl amazes many online, plaits woman's hair like professional in viral video

People

4 years ago

The clip of a kid plaiting a woman's hair stirred massive reactions online as many praised the girl for working like a professional. People said she is skillful

Keke driver turns instant millionaire after winning case of N3m against policemen who treated him anyhow

Keke driver turns instant millionaire after winning case of N3m against policemen who treated him anyhow

People

4 years ago

A young Nigerian keke driver, Dayyabu Anwalu, was given a cheque of N3 million after the court ruled in his favour in a case involving him and some policemen.

Young Lady Sees Woman Dozing Off in the Market, Gives Her Money, Tells Her to Go Home & Sleep, Nigerians React

Young Lady Sees Woman Dozing Off in the Market, Gives Her Money, Tells Her to Go Home & Sleep, Nigerians React

People

4 years ago

A young Nigerian lady paid attention to an old female trader in the market. The woman was dozing off and trying to keep awake. The kind lady gave her money.

Young Nigerian man dresses like Spider-Man, goes around to clean streets, many people watch him in video

Young Nigerian man dresses like Spider-Man, goes around to clean streets, many people watch him in video

People

4 years ago

A young Nigerian man who goes around in a fine spiderman costume to clean streets has stirred massive reactions as many praised his strategy of helping people.

He's serving God: Kid in white garment beats drum during praise & worship session, video stirs reactions

He's serving God: Kid in white garment beats drum during praise & worship session, video stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

A short viral video of a kid dancing and drumming in the church has got many people commending him and saying he should grow up fast and use his talent for God.

I dated him for 2 years, never knew he's been married for 6 years, has 2 children - Nigerian lady breaks down

I dated him for 2 years, never knew he's been married for 6 years, has 2 children - Nigerian lady breaks down

People

4 years ago

A young Nigerian lady has got many people talking online after she revealed that she found out she has been a side chic to someone who is married and has kids.

Chrisland: Don't buy phones for your kids until they get to university, Pastor Ibiyeomie says in video

Chrisland: Don't buy phones for your kids until they get to university, Pastor Ibiyeomie says in video

People

4 years ago

Pastor Ibiyeomie said parents should desist from buying phones for their wards as it could lead them astray. He said they must allow the kids get to university.

Man who struggled for 3 years before gaining admission makes it, graduates as best student in university

Man who struggled for 3 years before gaining admission makes it, graduates as best student in university

People

4 years ago

A graduate of the University of Education by the name of Richmond Adu Addo has taken to social media to recount his journey to graduating as 2021 best student.

Joseph Omotayo