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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

93-year-old mother makes sweater with her hands, gives it to her lecturer son

93-year-old mother makes sweater with her hands, gives it to her lecturer son

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

4 times guests turned parties into dance competition, stole whole show in videos

4 times guests turned parties into dance competition, stole whole show in videos

People

4 years ago

Young lady becomes first female speaker of Nigerian Youth Parliament, wins male opponent with 50 votes

Young lady becomes first female speaker of Nigerian Youth Parliament, wins male opponent with 50 votes

People

4 years ago

1 year after woman treated bikers during accident, they visit her daughter's stand, buy all her lemonade

1 year after woman treated bikers during accident, they visit her daughter's stand, buy all her lemonade

People

4 years ago

Man wearing shirt and trousers dumps pride, dances funny in video, leaves many people confused

Man wearing shirt and trousers dumps pride, dances funny in video, leaves many people confused

People

4 years ago

Nigerian boy who moved many with powerful campaign speech in video loses head boy election, many react

Nigerian boy who moved many with powerful campaign speech in video loses head boy election, many react

People

4 years ago

Daughter remembers mum who sacrificed much, buys her new android phone as reward

Daughter remembers mum who sacrificed much, buys her new android phone as reward

People

4 years ago

A lady has gone online to talk about the sacrifice her mother made for her in the past. To pay her back, she bought her a new phone. The mother danced well.

Kid shows off moves to Bad Boy Timz's song, dances in front of TV, video stirs reactions

Kid shows off moves to Bad Boy Timz's song, dances in front of TV, video stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

A video has shown a girl having the best time of her life as she vibed hard to Bad Boy Timz's Move song. Many people online commended her super dancing skill.

Man posts video of lady who dates him even though he stays in 'ugly' house, many react

Man posts video of lady who dates him even though he stays in 'ugly' house, many react

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

A man with the handle @Oscarnuwati has shown off his beautiful girlfriend in a video for staying with him although he does not live in a fancy environment.

Passengers push aeroplane as tyre burst on runway in video, many people react

Passengers push aeroplane as tyre burst on runway in video, many people react

People

4 years ago

An aeroplane that burst its tyre on the runway made for a funny video online as passengers pushed it forward like a broken vehicle so other aircraft can land.

My classmate in JSS who was a bad child is now a pilot, I was serious but now broke - Man laments, many react

My classmate in JSS who was a bad child is now a pilot, I was serious but now broke - Man laments, many react

People

4 years ago

A young man has narrated how his classmate who used to be a bad boy has now turned out to become a pilot. He himself, the good boy, is not anywhere close...

Female carpenter shows off work, speaks about how clients sometimes underrate her skills

Female carpenter shows off work, speaks about how clients sometimes underrate her skills

People

4 years ago

Emelda Adjei is the founder and lead at Think Emmy's Interior Decor, a brand that provides reupholstery, upcycling, pallet works, woodworks, and interior decor.

Kind father who carried his kid & couldn't find transport set to get new car gift from kind people

Kind father who carried his kid & couldn't find transport set to get new car gift from kind people

People

4 years ago

A Ghanaian man was seen on December 6, 2021, carrying his daughter to school. The photo went viral as this happened during the strike by transport operators.

4 times kids showed off dance moves, wowed people with their entertaining skills online

4 times kids showed off dance moves, wowed people with their entertaining skills online

People

4 years ago

Many people have been entertained by kids who demonstrated great dancing and singing skills. Some of them even got the attention of top Nigerian musicians.

Mum of 3 breaks down in tears as customer surprises her with fully-furnished house in video

Mum of 3 breaks down in tears as customer surprises her with fully-furnished house in video

People

4 years ago

A woman and her three kids were marvellously surprised with a new home after she was sent packing from her apartment. Her friend made it all possible for her.

Joseph Omotayo