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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

13-yr-old girl wows people, uses plywood to make bluetooth speaker for herself after she couldn't afford one

13-yr-old girl wows people, uses plywood to make bluetooth speaker for herself after she couldn't afford one

People

4 years ago

Oyinbo lady dresses in Yoruba attire as she marries Nigerian man, groomsmen try to prostrate for her dad

Oyinbo lady dresses in Yoruba attire as she marries Nigerian man, groomsmen try to prostrate for her dad

Wedding

4 years ago

Video of three kids dancing to Aya Starr's new song Bloody Samaritan goes viral, people praise them

Video of three kids dancing to Aya Starr's new song Bloody Samaritan goes viral, people praise them

Music

4 years ago

Man who overheard that woman forgot her wallet at home helps her, pays for lady's shopping

Man who overheard that woman forgot her wallet at home helps her, pays for lady's shopping

People

4 years ago

Nigerian man and wife welcome births of four kids, people celebrate them, photos go viral

Nigerian man and wife welcome births of four kids, people celebrate them, photos go viral

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

Nigerian man finishes from maritime school in UK, becomes marine chief engineer

Nigerian man finishes from maritime school in UK, becomes marine chief engineer

People

4 years ago

Video of electric car that also uses solar in Ibadan generates reactions on social media

Video of electric car that also uses solar in Ibadan generates reactions on social media

People

4 years ago

A video of an electric vehicle advertised by a Nigerian man named Victor went viral on Facebook. The man said that the people of Ibadan are in for a treat.

AppleEvent: New Macbook laptop will cost over N1m to get, the world react to price

AppleEvent: New Macbook laptop will cost over N1m to get, the world react to price

People

4 years ago

Tech giant Apple has released its latest batch of goodies before Christmas. However, the new MacBook Pro's price at R36 000 has some people thinking twice.

Reactions as little girl preaches Christ inside public bus, her video stirs reactions

Reactions as little girl preaches Christ inside public bus, her video stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

A young girl was seen preaching with all her might in a trotro. The video taken in Ghana was shared online and many people have been reacting to it differently.

64-year-old woman finally marries for 1st time, she said God did it for her, Nigerians reacts to video

64-year-old woman finally marries for 1st time, she said God did it for her, Nigerians reacts to video

People

4 years ago

A 64-yr-old woman, Erumena Amata, who has never married in her life finally got a partner in October 2021. The woman said it is what she had always hoped for.

Young lady selling rice to young men dips her hands into food before serving customers, video causes stir

Young lady selling rice to young men dips her hands into food before serving customers, video causes stir

People

4 years ago

A woman selling rice has tasted from her food as she was serving people. Without thinking twice, the woman tasted what she is selling before giving the food out

Kind students surprise their gateman with new vehicle, give him key in emotional video

Kind students surprise their gateman with new vehicle, give him key in emotional video

People

4 years ago

Some very generous students who were about graduating pooled resources together and made their gateman, Joe, cry. They gave him a new truck as the man cried.

Nigerian keke driver returns N500k passengers forgot in tricycle, they give him N5k reward, many react

Nigerian keke driver returns N500k passengers forgot in tricycle, they give him N5k reward, many react

People

4 years ago

A Nigerian keke driver was appreciated for his honesty in returning the money he found in his tricycle without using it for his own welfare. He was rewarded.

My university girlfriend says over N33k monthly allowance I give her isn't enough - 23-yr-old banker cries out

My university girlfriend says over N33k monthly allowance I give her isn't enough - 23-yr-old banker cries out

Family and Relationships

4 years ago

A worried young man has resorted to social media to seek opinions on a dilemma he finds himself in. The post was sighted by Legit.ng on the social media page.

He just smokes but has sense: Nigerian pastor sings Naira Marley's song in church, praises the musician

He just smokes but has sense: Nigerian pastor sings Naira Marley's song in church, praises the musician

People

4 years ago

A video showing a Nigerian pastor teaching with Naira Marley's song went viral as people wondered at his unconventional way of preaching to his church members.

Joseph Omotayo