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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.

5939 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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Nigerian man who washed plates, worked as social worker in UK succeeds, builds mansion for parents

Nigerian man who washed plates, worked as social worker in UK succeeds, builds mansion for parents

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a year ago

Couple builds family mansion in 7 months, gives it flat roof, paints building with cool colours

Couple builds family mansion in 7 months, gives it flat roof, paints building with cool colours

People

a year ago

Man builds underground parlour in his house, furnishes it, Nigerians ask questions

Man builds underground parlour in his house, furnishes it, Nigerians ask questions

People

a year ago

Solar security lamp: Man builds house, installs Gerard stone coated roof, uses automatic gate

Solar security lamp: Man builds house, installs Gerard stone coated roof, uses automatic gate

People

a year ago

Okada man suffering in Nigeria relocates to UK, his life changes, transformation video drops

Okada man suffering in Nigeria relocates to UK, his life changes, transformation video drops

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a year ago

Brave passenger safely lands plane as pilot experiences medical emergency mid-air

Brave passenger safely lands plane as pilot experiences medical emergency mid-air

People

a year ago

Nigerian lady opens small gas shop for herself, praises God for the blessing

Nigerian lady opens small gas shop for herself, praises God for the blessing

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady has been praised for making a big move to open a gas station for herself. The pretty lady thanked God for the success of her makeshift shop.

"Passed IELTS and CBT": Lady on N27k salary saves, gets passport, becomes nurse in UK

"Passed IELTS and CBT": Lady on N27k salary saves, gets passport, becomes nurse in UK

People

a year ago

A hardworking Nigerian lady who was determined to relocate abroad kept up her hope until things fell into place for her and she passed her IELTS and CBT.

Free dollar: Man "drops" fake $100 note on the floor, many Nigerians try to pick it

Free dollar: Man "drops" fake $100 note on the floor, many Nigerians try to pick it

People

a year ago

A video showing people trying to get a fake $100 off the floor, think they are rich has stirred massive reactions online. They tried all manner of tricks.

Esther Establish challenge: Transformation photos of man who used to hawk with wheelbarrow

Esther Establish challenge: Transformation photos of man who used to hawk with wheelbarrow

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a year ago

A young man who suffered as a hawker on the street finally made it in life as he became of the CEO of a cloths store. He later became an employer of labour.

Man reacts after wife who left him for rich man declares interest to return: "without any means"

Man reacts after wife who left him for rich man declares interest to return: "without any means"

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a year ago

A Kenyan man who was dumped by his wife has claimed she was begging to return years after she left him when he lost his job to be with a richer man.

Rich man approaches 2 curvy ladies, pretends to be poor, they refuse to help him

Rich man approaches 2 curvy ladies, pretends to be poor, they refuse to help him

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a year ago

A rich man who pretended to be poor went to an ATM stand and tried to ask some ladies for help. Two of them refused him. He rewarded the person who helped.

Crypto Crash: As BTC drops to $62k, man loses N1.3bn trading PEPE on Binance, he cries

Crypto Crash: As BTC drops to $62k, man loses N1.3bn trading PEPE on Binance, he cries

People

a year ago

BTC price came down sharply and a man who betted that market would be in an uptrend lost over N1bn. Many people pitied and told him not to lose hope.

Twin brothers marry on same day, build identical bungalows for wives in the village, photo surfaces

Twin brothers marry on same day, build identical bungalows for wives in the village, photo surfaces

People

a year ago

The Murang'a brothers George and Daniel, who famously referred to themselves as the Gatanga twins, said they work as pastors and singers. They have built.

"Stop placing people on salaries": Man living in US advises Nigerians sending money home

"Stop placing people on salaries": Man living in US advises Nigerians sending money home

People

a year ago

A US-based man has advised African to stay away from helping people back home with their hard earned money when the Africans can work to pay their bills.

Joseph Omotayo