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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.

5939 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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Lady who went for NYSC rents room, uses wallpaper, carpet to transform apartment

Lady who went for NYSC rents room, uses wallpaper, carpet to transform apartment

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a year ago

America's Got Talent: Kid solves "complex" mathematics questions, judges scream

America's Got Talent: Kid solves "complex" mathematics questions, judges scream

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a year ago

Woman buys baby things in hope of getting pregnant, Nigerians react

Woman buys baby things in hope of getting pregnant, Nigerians react

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a year ago

Young Nigerian man moves into his uncompleted building without ceilings and windows

Young Nigerian man moves into his uncompleted building without ceilings and windows

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a year ago

Lady working as nanny abroad regrets as sister spends money she sent home: "she uses it to party"

Lady working as nanny abroad regrets as sister spends money she sent home: "she uses it to party"

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a year ago

Nigerian man builds bungalow, roofs it with over N1m, many praise his portable home

Nigerian man builds bungalow, roofs it with over N1m, many praise his portable home

People

a year ago

Lady backs baby to UK market, oyinbo gives British pounds as motherhood reward

Lady backs baby to UK market, oyinbo gives British pounds as motherhood reward

People

a year ago

A Nigerian mother who backed her baby to the market was happy when an oyinbo woman rewarded her with some pounds. She made a video about it on TikTok.

Man buys his baby mama N36m house, car, asks for her forgiveness after 8 years

Man buys his baby mama N36m house, car, asks for her forgiveness after 8 years

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a year ago

Sheila from Nakuru county narrated that when she first got pregnant by the man she met in Diani, he was cold towards her and absconded from his fatherly duties.

Pretty lady visits boyfriend's house, washes his clothes, mops floor, cleans flat screen TV

Pretty lady visits boyfriend's house, washes his clothes, mops floor, cleans flat screen TV

People

a year ago

A lady showed how much she loved her boyfriend by washing all his dirty clothes in the bathroom. She did all the laundry with so much ease and calm.

Young Nigerian man in village looks for job, sweeps compound as he seeks help online

Young Nigerian man in village looks for job, sweeps compound as he seeks help online

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a year ago

A man looking for a job made an emotional video that people pitying his condition. The man dutifully swept his compound as he said he was tired of village life.

"It can store electricity": Nigerian Man who Built Sports car in 2019 makes another

"It can store electricity": Nigerian Man who Built Sports car in 2019 makes another

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a year ago

A Nigerian man, Jerry Mallo, who built a sports car in 2019, has made another one, giving it some cool upgrades. His latest car now has good suspensions.

Young man builds house, puts imported chairs inside, furnishes bedroom like 5-star hotel

Young man builds house, puts imported chairs inside, furnishes bedroom like 5-star hotel

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a year ago

A young Nigerian man built a house and furnished it to look like a palace. Many people praised his interior decor. He also fenced the building to give it security.

Nigerian mum cries in UK as she sees her daughter again after 4 years of relocating abroad

Nigerian mum cries in UK as she sees her daughter again after 4 years of relocating abroad

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a year ago

A Nigerian lady who relocated abroad without her daughter made an arrangement and flew the girl for a surprise reunion. Many people got emotional.

Lady leaves cement blocks, builds 1 room with roofing sheets, celebrates her achievement

Lady leaves cement blocks, builds 1 room with roofing sheets, celebrates her achievement

People

a year ago

A 26-year-old South African woman named Abongile Mangwevu (@abongileamangwevu) went viral on TikTok after sharing a clip showcasing a house she built for herself.

"Student visa": Lady relocates to UK, sells Indomie, fresh tomatoes, other provisions

"Student visa": Lady relocates to UK, sells Indomie, fresh tomatoes, other provisions

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady who relocated to the UK on a student visa suffered after graduation as she could not get a job. She later opened an African store.

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