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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.

5448 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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Lady who started broiler chicken farming loses over 25 birds to strange disease

Lady who started broiler chicken farming loses over 25 birds to strange disease

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3 months ago

Young Nigerian man who started noiler chicken poultry shows many eggs he got after few months

Young Nigerian man who started noiler chicken poultry shows many eggs he got after few months

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3 months ago

Man secretly builds house for his mother, shows it during her 70th birthday

Man secretly builds house for his mother, shows it during her 70th birthday

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4 months ago

Unilorin student who did poultry farming, won TotalEnergies scholarships graduates with first class

Unilorin student who did poultry farming, won TotalEnergies scholarships graduates with first class

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4 months ago

Lady who moved from US to Nigeria installs solar for constant electricity

Lady who moved from US to Nigeria installs solar for constant electricity

People

5 months ago

Professional Nigerian installer shows off his electric machine that lifts solar panels to roof

Professional Nigerian installer shows off his electric machine that lifts solar panels to roof

People

7 months ago

Nigerian landlord stops tenant from installing big Jinko solar panels on his roof, installer reacts

Nigerian landlord stops tenant from installing big Jinko solar panels on his roof, installer reacts

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7 months ago

A Nigerian landlord who did not allow his tenant to install solar panels on his roof has sparked heated conversation online as some people supported him.

Nigerian man installs solar, uses Cworth lithium battery to power his 2 ACs, enjoys constant light

Nigerian man installs solar, uses Cworth lithium battery to power his 2 ACs, enjoys constant light

People

7 months ago

A Nigerian man who installed solar in his home for constant electricity came online to talk about it. He shared a photo of the setup, getting reactions from people.

Grid Collapse: Woman who installed solar with 4 tubular batteries hears beeping sound

Grid Collapse: Woman who installed solar with 4 tubular batteries hears beeping sound

People

7 months ago

A Nigerian woman with four tubular batteries in her solar setup shared a video showing when she heard a beeping warning sound from her system. People reacted.

Man restores accident Mercedes-Benz C300, transforms body, makes it look like brand new car

People

7 months ago

The transformation video of a Mercedes Benz C300 has generated massive applause from people online. A man and his mechanic team made it look new.

Nigerian lady who lost big job on Upwork because of irregular NEPA light installs solar

Nigerian lady who lost big job on Upwork because of irregular NEPA light installs solar

People

8 months ago

A lady working remotely lost her job because of bad power supply. As a solution to the issue, she got a solar generator with a big panel to constantly power it.

Nigerian woman selling cold drinks installs solar panels on her old roof to power her chest freezer

Nigerian woman selling cold drinks installs solar panels on her old roof to power her chest freezer

People

9 months ago

A woman who wanted constant electricity for her business got a solar system instead of using the money to improve her old un-plastered house. People reacted.

Nigerian man who went to install solar panels breaks owner's roof, pays damage cost

Nigerian man who went to install solar panels breaks owner's roof, pays damage cost

People

9 months ago

A solar energy apprentice who followed his manager to install solar panels for a client damaged a house roof as he stepped in the middle of the asbestos sheet.

Young man shows off his fine rented flat with cool interior design, flat screen TV, big wardrobe

Young man shows off his fine rented flat with cool interior design, flat screen TV, big wardrobe

People

9 months ago

A young Nigerian man living in Ogun state has shown off his two-bedroom apartment that looked well-furnished and clean. Many people loved his space.

No need for gas: Nigerian Man uses induction cooker to boil water with solar energy

No need for gas: Nigerian Man uses induction cooker to boil water with solar energy

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9 months ago

A Nigerian man who has tested how both an induction cooker and a gas cooker worked carried out a test to show that the former was way better and economical.

Joseph Omotayo