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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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Na queen she be: Nigerian man wowed as he sees lady working on tall building at construction site, videos her

Na queen she be: Nigerian man wowed as he sees lady working on tall building at construction site, videos her

People

4 years ago

Funny video shows Nigerian mother's reactions when daughter tells her she wants to work in a club

Funny video shows Nigerian mother's reactions when daughter tells her she wants to work in a club

People

4 years ago

My girlfriend wanted N20k, I gave N15k from N29,800 salary & she complained: Man breaks up with lover

My girlfriend wanted N20k, I gave N15k from N29,800 salary & she complained: Man breaks up with lover

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

Man plays music, dances inside mall in America, video shows police officers arresting him

Man plays music, dances inside mall in America, video shows police officers arresting him

People

4 years ago

Nigerian food dey im blood: Reactions as woman feeds oyinbo kid with eba & okro in video, child grabs her hand

Nigerian food dey im blood: Reactions as woman feeds oyinbo kid with eba & okro in video, child grabs her hand

People

4 years ago

Emotional moment lady surprises roasted plantain seller with wad of N500 notes, woman breaks down in tears

Emotional moment lady surprises roasted plantain seller with wad of N500 notes, woman breaks down in tears

People

4 years ago

Young man who had 8 A's in WAEC years ago shines in university, graduates with 1st class, shares result

Young man who had 8 A's in WAEC years ago shines in university, graduates with 1st class, shares result

People

4 years ago

A young Nigerian man was massively celebrated online after he shared photos that displayed his academic brilliance. In 2015, he cleared his WAEC examinations.

Young lady's funny dance moves get people laughing, she shakes her body with much confidence

Young lady's funny dance moves get people laughing, she shakes her body with much confidence

People

4 years ago

South African social media users were left in stitches after a woman re-shared a much loved video of a girl dressed in pyjamas as she dances along to a song.

They knew each other as teenagers: Couple mark 49th wedding anniversary in happiness & love

They knew each other as teenagers: Couple mark 49th wedding anniversary in happiness & love

People

4 years ago

Kirk Whulam was 15 when he met his then-lover Ruby who was 14 years old and according to the saxophonist, they both knew they were meant to be at that time.

Will you be my Valentine? Husband presents card to wife he's married for 64 years in cute video

Will you be my Valentine? Husband presents card to wife he's married for 64 years in cute video

People

4 years ago

A man who has married his wife for more than 60 years asked her if she'd be his Valentine. The wife said yes without hesistation. Many people found them cute.

Man balances 4 eggs on each other in viral video, breaks Guinness World Records, many react

Man balances 4 eggs on each other in viral video, breaks Guinness World Records, many react

People

4 years ago

A Yemeni young man got the world's attention as he balanced four eggs on each other. During the performance, he appeared as if he held his breath all through.

Valentine's Day: Kind woman stirs love, raises N8.3m and uses money to buy flowers for 400 widows

Valentine's Day: Kind woman stirs love, raises N8.3m and uses money to buy flowers for 400 widows

People

4 years ago

A kind woman raised thousands of dollars to buy flowers for 400 windows on Valentine's Day so they can have a reason to feel loved. Many people praised her.

For the first time in their lives, my parents 'enter' aeroplane - Lady shares photos, says they once suffered

For the first time in their lives, my parents 'enter' aeroplane - Lady shares photos, says they once suffered

People

4 years ago

A young Nigerian lady has revealed that her parents had their dream come true when they boarded an aeroplane for the first time in their lives. Many were moved.

Husband sheds hot tears when he sees wife has paid off his N1.3m debt, videos stir emotional reactions

Husband sheds hot tears when he sees wife has paid off his N1.3m debt, videos stir emotional reactions

People

4 years ago

Two videos have captured the monologue of a wife as she explained how she relived her husband of the debt he was owing a bank. She paid it off with her savings.

Nollywood actor William Uchemba and wife welcome their first child, Tonto Dikeh, Omotola, others rejoice

Nollywood actor William Uchemba and wife welcome their first child, Tonto Dikeh, Omotola, others rejoice

Nollywood

4 years ago

Nigerian popular actor, Williams Uchemba, has rejoiced as he welcomed a new baby girl. He opened new Instagram account for her which has over 5,000 followers.

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