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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

Man pretends to be doctor, uses fake title to marry over 25 women, scams them of big money

Man pretends to be doctor, uses fake title to marry over 25 women, scams them of big money

People

4 years ago

Nnadi Bushell: 11-year-old kid plays drum set like pro, makes cool beat in video, Michelle Obama praises her

Nnadi Bushell: 11-year-old kid plays drum set like pro, makes cool beat in video, Michelle Obama praises her

People

4 years ago

Never judge people's appearances: Father Oluoma uses Bobrisky's life to preach in video

Never judge people's appearances: Father Oluoma uses Bobrisky's life to preach in video

People

4 years ago

Kind lady opens shops for mum of 3 she met in 2021, make woman smile again as she settles her in business

Kind lady opens shops for mum of 3 she met in 2021, make woman smile again as she settles her in business

People

4 years ago

See people's mothers o: 3 ladies enter playful spiritual mode, dance in viral video, Nigerians react

See people's mothers o: 3 ladies enter playful spiritual mode, dance in viral video, Nigerians react

People

4 years ago

He spoke 6 different languages: TV reporter wows people after reporting news in English, French & others

He spoke 6 different languages: TV reporter wows people after reporting news in English, French & others

People

4 years ago

Mother challenges son, gives him over N748k for not using social media for 6 years

Mother challenges son, gives him over N748k for not using social media for 6 years

People

4 years ago

A young man has earned over N748k after staying off social media for six years. Silvert Klefsaas was challenged by his mum to stay off social media and he did.

Kids dance with different currencies, girl holds 'dollars' in viral video, many Nigerians react

Kids dance with different currencies, girl holds 'dollars' in viral video, many Nigerians react

People

4 years ago

A group of talented kids wowed many online with their dance moves as they used different types of currencies to interprete a song. Many people praised them.

What if it sinks? Photos of world's biggest cruise ship with capacity to take over 9,000 people go viral

What if it sinks? Photos of world's biggest cruise ship with capacity to take over 9,000 people go viral

People

4 years ago

A cruise ship that has been dubbed the biggest in the world will be taking its first set of passengers in March. It is more than 1,000 feet big and has 8 decks.

Cross River governor joins Tik Tok dance challenge, shows moves on stage with 1 leg up, many scream in video

Cross River governor joins Tik Tok dance challenge, shows moves on stage with 1 leg up, many scream in video

People

4 years ago

The governor of Cross River state, Benedict Ayade, wowed people as he joined a Tik Tok dance challenge. When the governor raised one leg up, they screamed.

Where's the door? Reactions as Nigerian lady paints hospital entrance to look like medicine tablets, wows many

Where's the door? Reactions as Nigerian lady paints hospital entrance to look like medicine tablets, wows many

People

4 years ago

A Nigerian lady has amazed many people on Instagram after she showed off her artwork which made a hospital entrance look like many sachets of medicine tablets.

Oya smile and take this: Nigerian kid goes into sad sister's room, gifts her biscuits with emotional letter

Oya smile and take this: Nigerian kid goes into sad sister's room, gifts her biscuits with emotional letter

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

A Nigerian lady has written about how her brother tried to make her smile again by gifting biscuits and writing her a letter. Many said the boy is thoughtful.

Generous barber touches many lives, has trained many students for free so they can also make money

Generous barber touches many lives, has trained many students for free so they can also make money

People

4 years ago

A barbing ace, Andrews Asare, famed in his professional circle as Andis Barber, offered free training to young people in craft to prepare them for the future.

Man who once lived inside car, couldn't speak English language now owns multi-million naira business

Man who once lived inside car, couldn't speak English language now owns multi-million naira business

People

4 years ago

Narinder Singh rose from being a poor Singh immigrant who suffered to owning QE Food Stores, a supermarket chain in Australia valued high in annual revenues.

I don't want their camera to show: Old video shows moment Bola Tinubu made jokes with Buhari's photographer

I don't want their camera to show: Old video shows moment Bola Tinubu made jokes with Buhari's photographer

People

4 years ago

A throwback video showing Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu playing with Buhari's photographer has shown people a playful part of him. The duo laughed as many watched.

Joseph Omotayo