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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

Ada Umeh remembers late daughter's, marks her posthumous birthday with emotional video, Nigerians react

Ada Umeh remembers late daughter's, marks her posthumous birthday with emotional video, Nigerians react

Nollywood

4 years ago

MC Oluomo's children bag degrees from 2 American universities, their graduation photos stir reactions

MC Oluomo's children bag degrees from 2 American universities, their graduation photos stir reactions

People

4 years ago

Actress Luchy Donalds 'tensions' many, shows off brand new Mercedes Benz she got as Christmas gift in video

Nollywood

4 years ago

Lady who had 0.78 CGPA because she was always partying goes to another university, graduates 3.5 CGPA

Lady who had 0.78 CGPA because she was always partying goes to another university, graduates 3.5 CGPA

People

4 years ago

Man works 3 different jobs so he can buy wife used laptop, woman breaks down in tears after seeing gadget

Man works 3 different jobs so he can buy wife used laptop, woman breaks down in tears after seeing gadget

People

4 years ago

Missing young man 'found in ritualist's den' few days to his wedding, Nigerians react

Missing young man 'found in ritualist's den' few days to his wedding, Nigerians react

People

4 years ago

Young lady who was engaged to man for 11 years dies of cancer 3 days after getting married

Young lady who was engaged to man for 11 years dies of cancer 3 days after getting married

People

4 years ago

The couple got engaged in 2010 and kept postponing their wedding because of various reason including the bride's illness. She died three days after wedding.

Brilliant boy scores 8 A1's in 2021 WAEC, photo of his amazing result generates reactions online

Brilliant boy scores 8 A1's in 2021 WAEC, photo of his amazing result generates reactions online

People

4 years ago

Bright Korbla Alornyo is an alumnus of Achimota School, where he has excelled with eight A's in the 2021 West African Senior Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

Nigerian lady set to marry man who slid into her DM and said "Hello", their pre-wedding photos stir reactions

Nigerian lady set to marry man who slid into her DM and said "Hello", their pre-wedding photos stir reactions

People

4 years ago

The love story of two people who met on social media has stirred massive reactions. Their relationship started when the man sent the lady a boring "hi" message.

This is dangerous: Reactions as video shows robot with human face and smile, it behaves like person

This is dangerous: Reactions as video shows robot with human face and smile, it behaves like person

People

4 years ago

A viral video of a robot giving cute facial expressions has stirred massive reactions online as people wondered if it is safe to have such a machine around one.

Immigration Service disqualified me because I have stretch marks - Sad lady narrates in video

Immigration Service disqualified me because I have stretch marks - Sad lady narrates in video

People

4 years ago

A recent video sighted on the Facebook page of TV3 Ghana had an emotional young lady sharing that she was disqualified from the on going Ghana Immigration servi

Emotional moment lady breaks down in tears after people she used to clean houses for find her new big job

Emotional moment lady breaks down in tears after people she used to clean houses for find her new big job

People

4 years ago

A local lady who worked as a housekeeper is finishing off her last days at the job as her employers helped her find a new job and allowed her to start studying.

We spend over N120k every week to feed my babies, my life changed - Woman who gave birth to quadruplets

We spend over N120k every week to feed my babies, my life changed - Woman who gave birth to quadruplets

People

4 years ago

Jenny Marr, a young lady who unexpectedly gave birth to quadruplets, said she spends over N120,000 to feed them. She also changes diapers up to 24 times a day.

Young man who married 70-year-old oyinbo woman he met on Facebook reveals how much he paid for dowry

Young man who married 70-year-old oyinbo woman he met on Facebook reveals how much he paid for dowry

People

4 years ago

Bernard Musyoki, a 35-year-old Kenyan man married to a 70-year-old Mzungu woman revealed that he is madly in love with her and not after money or green card.

My father's achievement is intimidating - Son says as dad bags 2nd PhD after several degrees

My father's achievement is intimidating - Son says as dad bags 2nd PhD after several degrees

People

4 years ago

A young man has gone online to celebrate his dad who despite his many degrees in different fields went ahead to get another PhD. Many people were wowed by him.

Joseph Omotayo