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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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My wife will join me on the street when I marry - Man who sells food to survive says cooking is his calling

My wife will join me on the street when I marry - Man who sells food to survive says cooking is his calling

People

4 years ago

Nigerian man paints popular American actor Morgan Freeman, 'wears' him isi agu, photo stirs reactions

Nigerian man paints popular American actor Morgan Freeman, 'wears' him isi agu, photo stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

Company sacks 2 security men for dancing during workhours, refuses to pay salaries, people react to video

Company sacks 2 security men for dancing during workhours, refuses to pay salaries, people react to video

People

4 years ago

Who's the mother? Woman and husband with 5 beautiful children step out in video as Panda song plays on

Who's the mother? Woman and husband with 5 beautiful children step out in video as Panda song plays on

People

4 years ago

Man 'smashes' UI grade system, becomes first class graduate in mathematics with 3.87 CGPA, shares transcript

Man 'smashes' UI grade system, becomes first class graduate in mathematics with 3.87 CGPA, shares transcript

People

4 years ago

Breaking: Nigerian lady who took BRT and went missing found dead, family in deep sorrow

Breaking: Nigerian lady who took BRT and went missing found dead, family in deep sorrow

People

4 years ago

Thieves enter man's compound, loose many parts of his car, take them away, photos stir anger online

Thieves enter man's compound, loose many parts of his car, take them away, photos stir anger online

People

4 years ago

Some photos of a car that was robbed while parked in the compound have stirred massive reactions on social media. Most interior parts of the car were stolen.

Man redesigns his keke, makes its interior look like SUV, viral video shows seat has wine holder

Man redesigns his keke, makes its interior look like SUV, viral video shows seat has wine holder

People

4 years ago

A viral Instagram video of a keke that has an interior that could pass for a posh car has got people commending the thoughtful creativity that went into it.

Man makes it in life, wishes mother was alive as he starts new job in UK, he wears her shirt to resume work

Man makes it in life, wishes mother was alive as he starts new job in UK, he wears her shirt to resume work

People

4 years ago

South African Paballo Chauke is a happy after landing a big and permanent job leading scientists in the UK and has finally honoured his mum in a special way.

He's a whole vibe: Security man captured dancing outside nightclub during work hours in video, many react

He's a whole vibe: Security man captured dancing outside nightclub during work hours in video, many react

People

4 years ago

South African social media users were pleasantly amused by a viral TikTok video of a dancing car guard who started his own vibey party outside a nightclub.

Young lady shows cool dance moves inside supermarket, her video gets praises online

Young lady shows cool dance moves inside supermarket, her video gets praises online

People

4 years ago

A young lady named Lauren Case showed off some killer dance moves to the song 'Handsomer' by Russ while walking down an aisle at what looks like a supermarket.

Nigerian man says sacked security guards are wrong for dancing, many people question him

Nigerian man says sacked security guards are wrong for dancing, many people question him

People

4 years ago

Two Nigerian men who were sacked for dancing have become more popular as people could not stop talking about them. A person said their dismissal was justified.

Lady who took BRT bus to Oshodi reportedly kidnapped, driver can't be found, her mother cries

Lady who took BRT bus to Oshodi reportedly kidnapped, driver can't be found, her mother cries

People

4 years ago

A young lady has been reported missing after she took a BRT bus from the island going to Oshodi. The driver absconded and reportedly changed his accommodation.

Akpororo's sister plays money game, given 30 seconds to pack as much money as she wants, Nigerians react

Akpororo's sister plays money game, given 30 seconds to pack as much money as she wants, Nigerians react

People

4 years ago

The sister of a popular Nigerian comedian, Akpororo, participated in a money game where she was asked to pack as much naira notes as she wanted in 30 seconds.

Govt teacher uses his salary to repair dilapitated school building, spends over N800k on everything

Govt teacher uses his salary to repair dilapitated school building, spends over N800k on everything

People

4 years ago

The headteacher of Kwasi Nyarko Presbyterian Primary School, Richard Marfo, has used his monthly salary to paint his school building to give it a facelift.

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