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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.

5439 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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Nigerian lady rejoices as kid becomes UK citizen, shows off her British passport

Nigerian lady rejoices as kid becomes UK citizen, shows off her British passport

People

2 years ago

Lady rents house, changes ceiling to POP, installs rubber tiles, makes it look VIP hotel room

Lady rents house, changes ceiling to POP, installs rubber tiles, makes it look VIP hotel room

People

2 years ago

Woman rejoices over Chinese Yuan notes inside kid's schoolbag, quickly changes them to naira

Woman rejoices over Chinese Yuan notes inside kid's schoolbag, quickly changes them to naira

People

2 years ago

Man buys tiny house online, pays N38.1m, Amazon ships it to him, sets building up

Man buys tiny house online, pays N38.1m, Amazon ships it to him, sets building up

People

2 years ago

Smart Nigerian man builds house with Gerard stone-coated roof, painting mansion white

Smart Nigerian man builds house with Gerard stone-coated roof, painting mansion white

People

2 years ago

"Invest before building": Young man excited about his house project, starts foundation and prays

"Invest before building": Young man excited about his house project, starts foundation and prays

People

2 years ago

Pelumi Nubi: Nigerian lady prepares to drive from London to Lagos, shows off her car

Pelumi Nubi: Nigerian lady prepares to drive from London to Lagos, shows off her car

People

2 years ago

A young Nigerian lady, Pelumi Nubi, is going on a herculean task of driving from the UK to Lagos. She added she would be giving answers to people's questions.

Sobowale Babatunde: 61-year-old man gets 4.84 CGPA from UNILAG, emerges best graduating student

Sobowale Babatunde: 61-year-old man gets 4.84 CGPA from UNILAG, emerges best graduating student

People

2 years ago

A 61-year-old Nigerian man, Babatunde Sobowale, has emerged as the best graduating student from UNILAG distance learning institute with 4.84 CGPA

"Nurse don plan": Nigerian man joins his wife in UK, she screams and welcomes him at airport

"Nurse don plan": Nigerian man joins his wife in UK, she screams and welcomes him at airport

People

2 years ago

A lady whose husband came to join in America has stirred massive reactions online. People said that she must be rally strong to be away from him that long.

Tech job in US and UK: Lady living abroad says she got N53.4m yearly salary, shares work experience

Tech job in US and UK: Lady living abroad says she got N53.4m yearly salary, shares work experience

People

2 years ago

A lady living in the UK has shared her first salary experience with people on TikTok. She said that she got over N50m every year. People reacted to her video.

Nigerian lady builds house for parents, uses aluminum roof, mum kneels rejoices, sheds tears of joy

Nigerian lady builds house for parents, uses aluminum roof, mum kneels rejoices, sheds tears of joy

People

2 years ago

A young Nigerian lady has made a video about the house her sister built for her parents. All her family members rejoiced and danced in the new home.

Job paying salary in dollars: Lady fasts for boyfriend, his life changes, he becomes landlord

Job paying salary in dollars: Lady fasts for boyfriend, his life changes, he becomes landlord

People

2 years ago

A young Nigerian man was lucky enough to have a lover who gave all towards her growth by praying and fasting with him. Their lives both changed after a year.

UK company fires Nigerian lady after she made video to boast about her job online

UK company fires Nigerian lady after she made video to boast about her job online

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian lady who was fired by a UK company after making a video of working there has come online with regret. She said the incident taught her a valuable lesson.

Young man builds house with Gerard roofing materials, spends millions on project, rejoices

Young man builds house with Gerard roofing materials, spends millions on project, rejoices

People

2 years ago

A young man who built a mansion has been praised by people. Though the house was not finished, the house was already roofed with stone-coated roofs.

Nigerian man builds small house on his land, video of classy interior decor trends

Nigerian man builds small house on his land, video of classy interior decor trends

People

2 years ago

A clip of a man's small home has motivated a lot of people online. The Nigerian ensured his structure was small so that he could finish the project on time.

Joseph Omotayo