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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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Popular pastor says racism will never end if we keep washing white clothes first, many react to video

Popular pastor says racism will never end if we keep washing white clothes first, many react to video

People

4 years ago

I can't even drive like this: Reactions as kid parks toy car in tiny space without hitting anything in video

I can't even drive like this: Reactions as kid parks toy car in tiny space without hitting anything in video

People

4 years ago

Beware of these people, they duped us - Many confront oyinbos in Dubai, video goes viral

Beware of these people, they duped us - Many confront oyinbos in Dubai, video goes viral

People

4 years ago

Who's the mother here? Massive reactions follow photos of young mum and daughter

Who's the mother here? Massive reactions follow photos of young mum and daughter

People

4 years ago

Man shows off dance moves with lady, uses his waist to compete against her in viral video

Man shows off dance moves with lady, uses his waist to compete against her in viral video

People

4 years ago

Kid folds his shirts smoothly using carton in viral video, his speed amazes many online

Kid folds his shirts smoothly using carton in viral video, his speed amazes many online

People

4 years ago

3 times Nigerians went out of their way to help talented kids using social media, 1 got scholarship

3 times Nigerians went out of their way to help talented kids using social media, 1 got scholarship

People

4 years ago

Concerned Nigerians have leveraged the power of social media to seek support for children and bless them beyond imagination. A student got a scholarship from FG

God doubled my money: UI student gets N50k to pay fees from stranger after sacrificing N25k January salary

God doubled my money: UI student gets N50k to pay fees from stranger after sacrificing N25k January salary

People

4 years ago

A UI student, James Okpara, has revealed how God blessed him after he gave out his N25,000 salary to help his mother & others. A stranger blessed him with N50k.

Woman to get N31.8m compensation after her kidney was removed mysteriously in Saudi Arabia

Woman to get N31.8m compensation after her kidney was removed mysteriously in Saudi Arabia

People

4 years ago

A lawyer representing the labour export company that took Judith Nankintu to Saudi Arabia said she was to be paid before they realised she had a missing kidney.

Funny moment kid tries to scare mother with his hand, short video stirs lovely reactions

Funny moment kid tries to scare mother with his hand, short video stirs lovely reactions

People

4 years ago

A video of a toddler 'scaring' his mother who played along has gone viral on social media as cyber citizens live for the duo's loving, and fun relationship.

Biggie with energy: Plus size schoolgirl carries her body well, defeats two others with her dance moves

Biggie with energy: Plus size schoolgirl carries her body well, defeats two others with her dance moves

People

4 years ago

Three South African teenagers have showed their dance mettle in a new viral dance video posted to TikTok and peeps are enthralled by their unique dance moves.

Young Nigerian lady keeps bundles of naira notes inside car, hands them to hawkers in viral video

Young Nigerian lady keeps bundles of naira notes inside car, hands them to hawkers in viral video

People

4 years ago

A Nigerian lady who has been associated with kindness on social media has blessed more strangers. The lady gave them bundles of naira notes, surprising many.

I spent less than N50k on wedding, I & wife wore old clothes - Nigerian man shares ceremony photos, many react

I spent less than N50k on wedding, I & wife wore old clothes - Nigerian man shares ceremony photos, many react

Wedding

4 years ago

A Nigerian man has amazed many online when he revealed that he never spent up to N50,000 to organise his wedding. The man and his wife wore their old clothes.

Man who graduated from university years ago prostrates for lecturer in public, touches her feet to show honour

Man who graduated from university years ago prostrates for lecturer in public, touches her feet to show honour

People

4 years ago

A popular Nigerian lawyer has shown what humility is as he prostrated for his lecturer who taught him in school as an undergraduate. The lecturer prayed for him

Grace finally found him: Man in viral Warisi dance video says it was recorded in 2019, speaks on his new fame

Grace finally found him: Man in viral Warisi dance video says it was recorded in 2019, speaks on his new fame

People

4 years ago

A Nigerian man whose dance video went viral as his hypeman sang Warisi has spoken in video interviews about his newfound fame. He never expected the success.

Joseph Omotayo