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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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Ukrainian president Zelensky shows love to his wounded soldiers, visits them in hospital, gives them medals

Ukrainian president Zelensky shows love to his wounded soldiers, visits them in hospital, gives them medals

People

4 years ago

After 15years of hard work in US, Nigerian man becomes pilot, flies 1st plane to Lagos, speaks Pidgin in video

After 15years of hard work in US, Nigerian man becomes pilot, flies 1st plane to Lagos, speaks Pidgin in video

People

4 years ago

Couple show themselves love inside car, man 'laps' his wife as they sing Judy's Can't Be With You Tonight

Couple show themselves love inside car, man 'laps' his wife as they sing Judy's Can't Be With You Tonight

People

4 years ago

Nigerian man who met pretty lady under Facebook comment section & married her narrates his love story

Nigerian man who met pretty lady under Facebook comment section & married her narrates his love story

People

4 years ago

Man looks confused as he sees his bill in a club, ladies around him keep dancing, Nigerians react to video

Man looks confused as he sees his bill in a club, ladies around him keep dancing, Nigerians react to video

People

4 years ago

I go carry you go bank, give you N1m: Woman breaks down in tears at amazing gift, Nigerians react

I go carry you go bank, give you N1m: Woman breaks down in tears at amazing gift, Nigerians react

People

4 years ago

Security men at restaurant dance, open doors for customers in video, Nigerians 'roast' them in comment section

Security men at restaurant dance, open doors for customers in video, Nigerians 'roast' them in comment section

People

4 years ago

A short video showing two security officials dancing as they managed the door has stirred reactions online. People told them to stop using someone else's style.

Nigerian pastor runs away while preaching to prank his members, church scatters, everybody picks race in video

Nigerian pastor runs away while preaching to prank his members, church scatters, everybody picks race in video

People

4 years ago

A Nigerian pastor has stirred massive reactions online as he ran away from the pulpit suddenly while preaching in a prank video. His members really got scared.

My expectation shall not be cut short - Graduate selling boxers in wheelbarrow encourages himself, shares video

My expectation shall not be cut short - Graduate selling boxers in wheelbarrow encourages himself, shares video

People

4 years ago

A young Nigerain man who sells clothes using a wheelbarrow has inspired many people online after he quoted the bible and said he believes he would make it soon.

Video shows moment kid poured paint inside parlour, turns everywhere into big mess, video goes viral

Video shows moment kid poured paint inside parlour, turns everywhere into big mess, video goes viral

People

4 years ago

A video has shown the moment a kid upturned everything in the house and started painting everywhere including the fridge. Her father came home to a huge mess.

I have 7 children, I lost my hand to Abuja bomb blast: Victim of incident speaks about his struggle in video

I have 7 children, I lost my hand to Abuja bomb blast: Victim of incident speaks about his struggle in video

People

4 years ago

A dad of seven kids who survived the bomb blast that happened in Abuja eight years ago has narrated how his life changed after he lost his hands in the incident

Man makes roadside food seller and mechanic happy, plays music, invites them to dance on the street

Man makes roadside food seller and mechanic happy, plays music, invites them to dance on the street

People

4 years ago

A young man made some people happy on the street as he played some music for them while also filming. A mechanic who seemed reluntant later 'caught the vibe'.

Nothing wey you no go see for Naija: Man carries cow using okada, Nigerians react to viral video

Nothing wey you no go see for Naija: Man carries cow using okada, Nigerians react to viral video

People

4 years ago

A video showed the moment a man placed a cow on his bike and transported it. To make the task possible, he had to make some room for the animal on his seat.

After I bought car & house, my best friend who forgot me started sending messages - Nigerian man reveals

After I bought car & house, my best friend who forgot me started sending messages - Nigerian man reveals

People

4 years ago

A man had to let his friend go after he stopped talking to him just because he got a job first. Two years after, God answered the man's prayer and he got rich.

Lagos is a mad place: Danfo conductor blocks passenger from coming down, fights him on expressway in video

Lagos is a mad place: Danfo conductor blocks passenger from coming down, fights him on expressway in video

People

4 years ago

A short video has shown the moment a passenger and a conductor struggled with themselves. The conductor never wanted him to come down. They fought on the road.

Joseph Omotayo