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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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Young lady finishes Nigerian Law School with first class, gets special prize, people celebrate her

Young lady finishes Nigerian Law School with first class, gets special prize, people celebrate her

People

4 years ago

Woman who used to cook for students years ago gets big honour, they all give her N20.9m on 74th birthday

Woman who used to cook for students years ago gets big honour, they all give her N20.9m on 74th birthday

People

4 years ago

Cubana's style: Sky 'rains' money on Nigerian students as they graduate in viral video, they run to pick notes

Cubana's style: Sky 'rains' money on Nigerian students as they graduate in viral video, they run to pick notes

People

4 years ago

Frustrated university graduate who became charcoal seller after searching for jobs employed by the military

Frustrated university graduate who became charcoal seller after searching for jobs employed by the military

People

4 years ago

Make love to your husband anywhere in the house, give it to him always - Bride's mother advises lady in video

Make love to your husband anywhere in the house, give it to him always - Bride's mother advises lady in video

People

4 years ago

Old woman busts dance moves to Madonna's hip hop club banger Holiday, her video goes viral

Old woman busts dance moves to Madonna's hip hop club banger Holiday, her video goes viral

People

4 years ago

Young lady who finished secondary school at 15 & called to bar speaks in new video to state her real age

Young lady who finished secondary school at 15 & called to bar speaks in new video to state her real age

People

4 years ago

A young lady, Esther, has become one of the youngest to be called to bar. This was years after she was offered political science at the Abia State University.

Nigerian final year student from FUTO builds gas cooker with local materials, Imo state govt visits him

Nigerian final year student from FUTO builds gas cooker with local materials, Imo state govt visits him

People

4 years ago

A young FUTO final year student in Imo has wowed people with his creation. With local materials, he was able to build a full gas cooker that can also bake food.

I will rather make N5 in Nigeria than travel abroad - Young lady speaks in video, narrates her experience

I will rather make N5 in Nigeria than travel abroad - Young lady speaks in video, narrates her experience

People

4 years ago

A 25-year-old Nigerian lady, Ganiyu, has said that she thought she would make it big when she travelled to Mali. When she got there, the reverse was the case.

Video shows cow running on 3rd Mainland Bridge at night in Lagos, Nigerians react

Video shows cow running on 3rd Mainland Bridge at night in Lagos, Nigerians react

People

4 years ago

A cow running on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos has got people expressing mixed reactions. While some found it funny, others said it is very dangerous.

Single mother of 3 works as barber to take of her children, reveals she wanted to become a soldier

Single mother of 3 works as barber to take of her children, reveals she wanted to become a soldier

People

4 years ago

Despite the challenges in the barbering profession, a single mother, Fidelia Adogo, is helping to breach the gender disparity in the field with her rare skills.

Family celebrates their triplets as they clock 6 months, dad poses with them in beautiful photos

Family celebrates their triplets as they clock 6 months, dad poses with them in beautiful photos

People

4 years ago

A couple is blessing the Twitter feeds of their followers with bedazzling frames of their triplets, and it's one of the amazing things to see on social media.

Woman who gave birth to 4 children years ago says she spends N168k to buy school uniforms for them alone

Woman who gave birth to 4 children years ago says she spends N168k to buy school uniforms for them alone

People

4 years ago

Divinar Joseph, mom to quadruplets spent a whopping N168k on a pair of school uniforms for each of the girls, a figure that excludes their fees and transport.

Nigerian man finishes university, carries placard to thank his parents, photos stir reactions

Nigerian man finishes university, carries placard to thank his parents, photos stir reactions

People

4 years ago

A young Nigerian man, Agu, demonstrated how grateful he is to his parents for sending him to school. During his signing out day, he carried a placard for them.

After criticising Obi Cubana over lavish spending, Nigerian pastor apologises in viral video, says 'he's my in-law'

After criticising Obi Cubana over lavish spending, Nigerian pastor apologises in viral video, says 'he's my in-law'

People

4 years ago

A Nigerian pastor has apologised to Cubana for the way he criticised him over how he spent money during his mum's burial. He said he was sorry about his words.

Joseph Omotayo