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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

I can't collect anything less than N136k as salary - Man who has been jobless for a year reveals in video

I can't collect anything less than N136k as salary - Man who has been jobless for a year reveals in video

People

4 years ago

Oyinbo seller teases man who wants to buy ice cream, uses him to play in viral video

Oyinbo seller teases man who wants to buy ice cream, uses him to play in viral video

People

4 years ago

BBNaija: I never had any strategy, I had so much fun in the house, my relationship with Boma was cruise - Tega

BBNaija: I never had any strategy, I had so much fun in the house, my relationship with Boma was cruise - Tega

TV Shows

4 years ago

Obi Cubana and Jim Iyke are noisemakers, I make real money - Actor Uche Maduagwu says in video, many react

Obi Cubana and Jim Iyke are noisemakers, I make real money - Actor Uche Maduagwu says in video, many react

Entertainment

4 years ago

BBNaija: The house is boring, I am lonely, shake things up - Angel opens up to Big Brother during diary session

BBNaija: The house is boring, I am lonely, shake things up - Angel opens up to Big Brother during diary session

TV Shows

4 years ago

Primary school head cleaner who treks to work gifted car, he raises hands to heaven with emotion

Primary school head cleaner who treks to work gifted car, he raises hands to heaven with emotion

People

4 years ago

University student devises way to eat for free for 2 years, his solution helps him save N1.7m in his account

University student devises way to eat for free for 2 years, his solution helps him save N1.7m in his account

People

4 years ago

A young man, now 25 years old, thought up a way to save money and eat for free while a university student. His solutions worked and he had his fridge stocked.

All thanks to my mother: Pretty lady rejoices over new car, calls vehicle 'first baby'

All thanks to my mother: Pretty lady rejoices over new car, calls vehicle 'first baby'

People

4 years ago

The South African social media family is celebrating with one of their own as stunning Esona Mahlulo bought a brand new car and she thanked her lovely mother.

Photos show twin babies with amazing brown and white skins, special eye colours, their mother speaks

Photos show twin babies with amazing brown and white skins, special eye colours, their mother speaks

People

4 years ago

When Jennifer Milner welcomed her twin boys, Jakob and Joshua, in March 2020, doctors and nurses trooped in to catch a glimpse of the rare genetic marvel. Read.

Bridesmaids and groomsmen go into dance competition on wedding day, their videos wow many people

Bridesmaids and groomsmen go into dance competition on wedding day, their videos wow many people

People

4 years ago

The wedding ceremony of a young couple has served good entertainment as their bridesmaids and groomsmen put a show for their many guests with cool dance moves.

Are you an angel? Man surprised as stranger knocks on his door in the morning, pays N493k for his house rent

Are you an angel? Man surprised as stranger knocks on his door in the morning, pays N493k for his house rent

People

4 years ago

A kind man put a big smile on a stranger's face as he paid off his house rent. After knocking on his door unexpectedly, he blessed him with $1200 (N493, 500).

5 facts about Seychelles, a country considered to be one of the smallest in the world

5 facts about Seychelles, a country considered to be one of the smallest in the world

People

4 years ago

Despite the fact that Seychelles is one of the smallest nations in the world, it offers many beautiful sceneries that attract tourists. The country has security

Man surprised when he saw the N4.1m his wife secretly kept inside his birthday cake, video stirs reactions

Man surprised when he saw the N4.1m his wife secretly kept inside his birthday cake, video stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

A man was left speechless when his wife surprised him with N4.1m concealed in a cake to celebrate his birthday. His friends were equally left amazed. Video.

21-year-old lady twists her flexible body into different shapes, she once broke Guinness World record

21-year-old lady twists her flexible body into different shapes, she once broke Guinness World record

People

4 years ago

A Ukrainian circus performer, Ruslana Krutas, has jaws dropping on the internet owing to her unbelievable physical abilities as a contortionist and performer.

Corps member donates digital library to NYSC during service, photos of project amazes Nigerians

Corps member donates digital library to NYSC during service, photos of project amazes Nigerians

People

4 years ago

A young Nigerian man has made a big donation of a digital library as his CDS project to the NYSC. The man said it is necessary as manual ones are very old now.

Joseph Omotayo