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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

Two old people find love again in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, marry themselves

Two old people find love again in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, marry themselves

People

4 years ago

Much talented young Nigerian barber makes it in life, gives Burna Boy fine haircut, photos go viral

Much talented young Nigerian barber makes it in life, gives Burna Boy fine haircut, photos go viral

People

4 years ago

Great joy as Oba of Benin's fifth wife gives birth to quadruplets, 3 boys and 1 girl

Great joy as Oba of Benin's fifth wife gives birth to quadruplets, 3 boys and 1 girl

People

4 years ago

BBNaija: New housemates come into the show, the game takes surprising turn

BBNaija: New housemates come into the show, the game takes surprising turn

TV Shows

4 years ago

BBNaija: Niyi evicted, becomes 2nd housemate to leave the show, Nigerians react

BBNaija: Niyi evicted, becomes 2nd housemate to leave the show, Nigerians react

TV Shows

4 years ago

BBNaija: Beatrice evicted, becomes 1st female housemate to leave, follows Yerin and Niyi

BBNaija: Beatrice evicted, becomes 1st female housemate to leave, follows Yerin and Niyi

TV Shows

4 years ago

Wife can dance: Bride shows off legwork despite big wedding gown, husband rains dollars on her in viral video

Wife can dance: Bride shows off legwork despite big wedding gown, husband rains dollars on her in viral video

People

4 years ago

A young lady danced so hard on her wedding day despite wearing a wedding gown that hid most of her legwork. Many people said she danced than all at the event.

Popular Nigerian pastor Adefarasin steps out with great body shape, looks fit outside church in 5 photos

Popular Nigerian pastor Adefarasin steps out with great body shape, looks fit outside church in 5 photos

People

4 years ago

Pastor Paul Adefarasin has many photos of him in different poses on his Instagram page. His photographs show he takes his body fitness and how he looks serious.

Little boy whose photo went viral for eating fufu in school gets sponsorship, he's about to relocate to Canada

Little boy whose photo went viral for eating fufu in school gets sponsorship, he's about to relocate to Canada

People

4 years ago

A boy who went viral for eating fufu on his 'Our Day' has been identified as Daniel of Nkwatapong D/A School in the Ashanti Region. Many want to help the kid.

Son who has been on wheelchair walks after father built a robot for him that moves his legs and arms

Son who has been on wheelchair walks after father built a robot for him that moves his legs and arms

People

4 years ago

A lovely dad who is also a robotic engineer has been able to make an exoskeleton for his son so that he can be able to walk. The robot is valued at over N72m.

Ladies struggles to catch bride's flower bouquet at wedding, fight for it, bridesmaid loses her wig in video

Ladies struggles to catch bride's flower bouquet at wedding, fight for it, bridesmaid loses her wig in video

People

4 years ago

The video of a wedding ceremony has generated many funny reactions online as the bridesmaids struggled to grab the wife's bouquet, a lady's hair was pulled off.

I married my wife when test shows she can never be pregnant, now we have a kid - Nigerian man shows off baby

I married my wife when test shows she can never be pregnant, now we have a kid - Nigerian man shows off baby

People

4 years ago

A young Nigerian man, Marvel Iyen, has said that he went ahead with marriage plans despite knowing months before that she can never give birth to kids again.

I had many girlfriends before I met Jesus Christ - Pastor Adeboye makes big revelation about past love life

I had many girlfriends before I met Jesus Christ - Pastor Adeboye makes big revelation about past love life

People

4 years ago

Pastor Adeboye has made a revelation about how he used to have many girlfriends before he met Christ. Later, God used him to heal the son of one of his lovers.

Lovely husband rents out movie theatre to play his wife long-lost video of their wedding

Lovely husband rents out movie theatre to play his wife long-lost video of their wedding

People

4 years ago

According to Drew a friend of theirs hooked them up with the video of their wedding out of the blues just days before celebrating their 14th wedding anniversary

Massive celebration as lady bags first class in law, says she is grateful to God

Massive celebration as lady bags first class in law, says she is grateful to God

People

4 years ago

After clocking another milestone in life, a social media user, Maureen Kyere, has celebrated graduating with a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB). She shared photos.

Joseph Omotayo