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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

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They do not believe that women can lead, we'll prove them wrong - Female president of Tanzania speaks in video

They do not believe that women can lead, we'll prove them wrong - Female president of Tanzania speaks in video

People

4 years ago

Nigerian lady steals show at wedding ceremony, scatters dance floor with fast legwork moves in viral video

Nigerian lady steals show at wedding ceremony, scatters dance floor with fast legwork moves in viral video

People

4 years ago

When I die, please don't return my body to my country - Man living in Japan speaks in video, stirs reactions

When I die, please don't return my body to my country - Man living in Japan speaks in video, stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

Female Nigerian graduate turns to farming, shows off bountiful harvests of tomatoes, maize, cucumbers

Female Nigerian graduate turns to farming, shows off bountiful harvests of tomatoes, maize, cucumbers

People

4 years ago

Mother cries for joy as she sees her daughter again after child returned from mission as US soldier

Mother cries for joy as she sees her daughter again after child returned from mission as US soldier

People

4 years ago

Actress Destiny Etiko kneels down before Pete Edochie as he prayed for her, video stirs reactions

Actress Destiny Etiko kneels down before Pete Edochie as he prayed for her, video stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

50-year-old woman shows off her beauty in video, gets many drooling

50-year-old woman shows off her beauty in video, gets many drooling

People

4 years ago

Tracey Clavel is a 50-year-old woman based in the United States but her amazing looks have left many social media users in disbelief as they react to her video.

Life turns around for man who worked as school cleaner for 27 years, he's now the principal of same workplace

Life turns around for man who worked as school cleaner for 27 years, he's now the principal of same workplace

People

4 years ago

A man who worked as a cleaner for years has become the school principal of the same school after he got his teaching degree and masters. His story inspired many

Dramatic moment OAU students demand Laycon to prostrate before performing, video stirs reactions

Dramatic moment OAU students demand Laycon to prostrate before performing, video stirs reactions

Entertainment

4 years ago

The students of Awo Hall (Awo Boys) surrounded Laycon on stage at Oduduwa Hall as they wanted him to prostrate and obey the culture of respect in the school.

My boyfriend of 2 years just confessed he's a traditionalist & I'm the daughter of a deaconess - Lady laments

My boyfriend of 2 years just confessed he's a traditionalist & I'm the daughter of a deaconess - Lady laments

People

4 years ago

A lady has anonymously chosen to share her dilemma with followers of a popular page on Facebook called Manokekame. She revealed her man's religion is different.

Kind man takes his driver to amusement park, spoils him with enjoyment instead of allowing him to wait outside

Kind man takes his driver to amusement park, spoils him with enjoyment instead of allowing him to wait outside

People

4 years ago

A young businessman, Liam, has made his taxi driver very happy as he took him to an amusement park during his trip in UAE. He also got him some food after.

Friends storm man's house as he graduates, spray their whole compound with money in viral video

Friends storm man's house as he graduates, spray their whole compound with money in viral video

People

4 years ago

A young man who just finished university got much love from his friends as they sprayed him new N100 notes. The video has amazed many Instagram uses online.

Young lady uses pure water sachets to make portrait of Ooni of Ife, presents it to the king in his palace

Young lady uses pure water sachets to make portrait of Ooni of Ife, presents it to the king in his palace

People

4 years ago

A brilliant young lady known as Adejoke has wowed the Ooni of Ife with a wonderful gift at his palace. The amazed monarch touched the portrait made for him.

Hushpuppi was there for me during my trying times when the church rejected me - Daddy Freeze says in video

Hushpuppi was there for me during my trying times when the church rejected me - Daddy Freeze says in video

People

4 years ago

Daddy Freeze in a video said that though he does not support what Hushpuppi did, the fraudster showed him love at a time he needed it and church rejected him

BBNaija: Yerins evicted, becomes 1st housemate to leave the show, Nigerians react

BBNaija: Yerins evicted, becomes 1st housemate to leave the show, Nigerians react

People

4 years ago

Yerins was evicted and many people on social media were shocked that he had to go despite his demonstration of mental brilliance in the house. It was emotional.

Joseph Omotayo