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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

89-old-man who always delivers food to customers with big smile gets N4.9m surprise gift, cries in video

89-old-man who always delivers food to customers with big smile gets N4.9m surprise gift, cries in video

People

4 years ago

Broke man who missed interview to save a life gets many job offers from company managers

Broke man who missed interview to save a life gets many job offers from company managers

People

4 years ago

After spending 22 years in primary schools writing exams 9 times, man becomes university graduate

After spending 22 years in primary schools writing exams 9 times, man becomes university graduate

People

4 years ago

Young lady thrills people with superb dance skills, her video goes viral

Young lady thrills people with superb dance skills, her video goes viral

People

4 years ago

Massive joy as people open provision store for woman who went viral for pushing heavy jerrycans

Massive joy as people open provision store for woman who went viral for pushing heavy jerrycans

People

4 years ago

Man visits Obi Cubana in Abuja, gifts him suitcase of massive money, video shows bundles of cash on table

Man visits Obi Cubana in Abuja, gifts him suitcase of massive money, video shows bundles of cash on table

People

4 years ago

BBNaija 2021: Photos show inside upgraded house, the diary room is fire, there is now a washing machine

BBNaija 2021: Photos show inside upgraded house, the diary room is fire, there is now a washing machine

TV Shows

4 years ago

The 2021 BBNaija opened with a look inside the upgraded and more beautiful house. There are now new facilities for this year's housemate. It's all classy & cute

When we employed 7000 pastors at once, social media was dead - Bishop David Oyedepo speaks in video

When we employed 7000 pastors at once, social media was dead - Bishop David Oyedepo speaks in video

People

4 years ago

Bishop David Oyedepo said the employees in Winners Chapel are more than what most states have. He revealed that the sacked pastors were unfruitful and failed.

Billionaire Tony Elumelu enters kitchen to cook yam & sauce for himself, his video wows many Nigerians

Billionaire Tony Elumelu enters kitchen to cook yam & sauce for himself, his video wows many Nigerians

People

4 years ago

The video of Tony Elumelu cooking his own food has stirred massive reactions on Instagram as people applauded his culinary skills. He made roasted yam & sauce.

World richest man Jeff Bezos travels out of earth, goes to space, video shows him playing 'ball' with his crew

World richest man Jeff Bezos travels out of earth, goes to space, video shows him playing 'ball' with his crew

People

4 years ago

The world's richest man Jeff Bezos has completed his journey to space. In the record making moment, Jeff and his fellow travellers played ball while in space.

Media personality Angela gets 'tear rubber' SUV from husband as push gift, shares photos

Media personality Angela gets 'tear rubber' SUV from husband as push gift, shares photos

Entertainment

4 years ago

A media personality, Angela, has taken to Instagram to celebrate her husband who bought her a new SUV as a way to appreciate her for giving birth to their child

Obi Cubana reacts to those who spent big money at his mum's burial, makes 1 revelation about them in video

Obi Cubana reacts to those who spent big money at his mum's burial, makes 1 revelation about them in video

People

4 years ago

Obi Cubana has spoken about those who spent lavishly at his mother's burial ceremony. He said that they are established business people with their own money.

Old woman refuses to run because 'referee' didn't say '1, 2, 3, go', funny video stirs reactions

Old woman refuses to run because 'referee' didn't say '1, 2, 3, go', funny video stirs reactions

People

4 years ago

A woman has abandoned her race against some young people because the 'referee' did not give a right call by saying '1,2,3 and go'. Many people said she's funny.

Nigerian man praises wife who stayed up past midnight until he returned from work at 1am, many react

Nigerian man praises wife who stayed up past midnight until he returned from work at 1am, many react

People

4 years ago

Many people online have reacted to the lovely action of a wife who refused to go to bed until her driver husband returned home from work. The man almost cried.

Lady graduates with second class with 4.49 CGPA, she was close to first class as 0.01 kept her away

Lady graduates with second class with 4.49 CGPA, she was close to first class as 0.01 kept her away

People

4 years ago

A lady has taken to LinkedIn to write about her journey as an undergraduate. She said despite working hard to get a first class, she fell below with 4.49 CGPA.

Joseph Omotayo