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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

Evangelist reacts at ATM queue after man wished her Merry Christmas, she says it's not supported by bible

Evangelist reacts at ATM queue after man wished her Merry Christmas, she says it's not supported by bible

People

4 years ago

Nigerian man makes orphans smile during festive season, donates bags of rice, yams, crates of eggs, others

Nigerian man makes orphans smile during festive season, donates bags of rice, yams, crates of eggs, others

People

4 years ago

How did they do it? Massive reactions as guests disappear with TV from shortlet apartment, video goes viral

How did they do it? Massive reactions as guests disappear with TV from shortlet apartment, video goes viral

People

4 years ago

Nigerian lady cries hard, put hands on her head after boyfriend reportedly broke up with her on Christmas day

Nigerian lady cries hard, put hands on her head after boyfriend reportedly broke up with her on Christmas day

People

4 years ago

They can't do that in Nigeria: Reactions as 2 American police officers dance to "you want to bam bam" song

They can't do that in Nigeria: Reactions as 2 American police officers dance to "you want to bam bam" song

People

4 years ago

Grateful daughter remembers mum's sacrifices, gifts her brand new Honda car on Christmas Eve

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

Wife pays off her husband student loan debt, man becomes close to tears in video, hugs her

Wife pays off her husband student loan debt, man becomes close to tears in video, hugs her

People

4 years ago

A wife and mother took to social media to share a video of her gifting her husband a student loan debt settlement for Christmas. His reaction was emotional.

He removed the bar: Reactions as man gifts private jet to his wife after 11yrs of marriage, video goes viral

He removed the bar: Reactions as man gifts private jet to his wife after 11yrs of marriage, video goes viral

People

4 years ago

A man's gift to his wife has got many people wondering how they could ever out-compete his public show of love. The husband gave a private jet to the woman.

Kind Nigerian soldier makes out time, spends Christmas with poor kids in war-torn state, gives them gifts

Kind Nigerian soldier makes out time, spends Christmas with poor kids in war-torn state, gives them gifts

People

4 years ago

A Nigerian soldier, Adekuoroye, has given much joy to children in the northeast after he made out time from his busy schedule to spend Christmas Day with them.

I’m So Sorry: Robbers Empty Lady’s Room Overnight, Drop Her Apology Note, Photo of Letter Goes Viral

I’m So Sorry: Robbers Empty Lady’s Room Overnight, Drop Her Apology Note, Photo of Letter Goes Viral

People

4 years ago

A Nigerian lady has gone online to narrate how robbers came to her house and took most of her things. Before leaving, they dropped a note telling her sorry.

Man puts smiles on Lagos area boys' faces in Oshodi, buys them new smartphones for volunteering for his event

Man puts smiles on Lagos area boys' faces in Oshodi, buys them new smartphones for volunteering for his event

People

4 years ago

A very kind man, Tunde Onakoya, has put big smiles on the faces of the area boys who volunteered for his event at Oshodi underbridge. He bought them new phones.

Small waist dey shake: Boy & his sister twerk to Larry Gaaga's song, little child wins in viral video

Small waist dey shake: Boy & his sister twerk to Larry Gaaga's song, little child wins in viral video

People

4 years ago

Two people have given many social media users things to talk about as they danced to Larry Gaaga's new song. One of the dancers, a boy, got all the praises.

He put my brother in school and left me alone because I'm a female child - Mum of 3 makes emotional revelation

He put my brother in school and left me alone because I'm a female child - Mum of 3 makes emotional revelation

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

Lilian Akinyi, a mother of three children, said her father refused to take her to high school despite passing her Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination.

Kid faces class, passionately lists parts of body during presentation with funny language, Nigerians react

Kid faces class, passionately lists parts of body during presentation with funny language, Nigerians react

People

4 years ago

A kid stirred many funny reactions online with his presentation in front of his class. He said listed the parts of the body right after he had muddled up words.

19-year-old showcases toys he's built with paper, one of them flies like aeroplane and runs as car

19-year-old showcases toys he's built with paper, one of them flies like aeroplane and runs as car

People

4 years ago

A talented student of Kpando Technical Institue known as Enoch Asumah has opened up about how he started inventing vehicles and gadgets while in kindergarten.

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