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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

4 times children rewarded their parents' sacrifices for them, 1 bought new car for mum

4 times children rewarded their parents' sacrifices for them, 1 bought new car for mum

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

Groom makes crowd cry on his wedding day as he tells bride sweet words, video stirs reactions

Groom makes crowd cry on his wedding day as he tells bride sweet words, video stirs reactions

Wedding

4 years ago

She ate it and left nothing: Reactions as mum dances with sons in video, people hail her

She ate it and left nothing: Reactions as mum dances with sons in video, people hail her

People

4 years ago

4 good things people did during festive season to make many smile, 1 Nigerian policeman gave out bags of rice

4 good things people did during festive season to make many smile, 1 Nigerian policeman gave out bags of rice

People

4 years ago

Nigerian policeman shares bag of rice to women and keke driver on the road in video, people pray for him

Nigerian policeman shares bag of rice to women and keke driver on the road in video, people pray for him

People

4 years ago

Doctor corrects Nigerian boy's bow legs, photos show they are now straight, many 'beg' him to do more

Doctor corrects Nigerian boy's bow legs, photos show they are now straight, many 'beg' him to do more

People

4 years ago

Little boy's funny reaction to his mother's new hairstyle stirred massive reactions online

Little boy's funny reaction to his mother's new hairstyle stirred massive reactions online

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

A video of a boy's reaction to his mother's looks warmed hearts online. When he said his mum looks hot, some said his father must have taught him the words.

He handles all the money, my salary goes into his account - Lady reveals in video, Nigerians react

He handles all the money, my salary goes into his account - Lady reveals in video, Nigerians react

People

4 years ago

A couple got people talking after the wife revealed that all the money she makes goes straight to her lover's account. Many social media users do not like it.

Lady on high heels shows off her football skill, 'raises' ball with pro touch in viral video

Lady on high heels shows off her football skill, 'raises' ball with pro touch in viral video

People

4 years ago

A young lady got people talking as she juggled a football while on high heels. Many online wondered how she did it like someone who had perfect footwear on.

We don't want her to suffer: Bride's parents strongly dislike groom's apartment, wedding cancelled

We don't want her to suffer: Bride's parents strongly dislike groom's apartment, wedding cancelled

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

A wedding ceremony had to be abruptly called off after the bride's family found the groom's house unpalatable for their daughter to stay in. Nigerians reacted.

Nigerian lady laments in video after she paid N37k for human hair and got fake product, many react

Nigerian lady laments in video after she paid N37k for human hair and got fake product, many react

People

4 years ago

A lady was shocked that she got a different order from what she made. In a video, the lady said she got a fake product instead of the human hair she paid for.

Siblings join viral dance challenge, their choreography video stirs massive reactions

Siblings join viral dance challenge, their choreography video stirs massive reactions

People

4 years ago

A group of siblings got together to show off their moves to the hit song 'Nkao Tempela'. A short clip of them dancing has since gone viral on social media.

Emotional video captures moment man reunited with his siblings after 20 years, he cries

Emotional video captures moment man reunited with his siblings after 20 years, he cries

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

A man could not believe it after spotting his brother and sister who flew from Mexico for his birthday. The siblings had gone decades without seeing each other.

Young man paints his face white, stands in middle of busy road & starts dancing, makes people laugh hard

Young man paints his face white, stands in middle of busy road & starts dancing, makes people laugh hard

People

4 years ago

A video of a man painted white and dressed formally dancing at traffic lights in South Africa has gone viral as Saffas are living for his contagious energy.

He's a great example: Massive reactions after young worker returns lost phone to customer

He's a great example: Massive reactions after young worker returns lost phone to customer

People

4 years ago

A man working at a bumper car company saw that a patron had left a cell phone behind and returned it to them. A woman took to Facebook to thank him dearly.

Joseph Omotayo