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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

Man who was an intern many years ago succeeds in life, becomes CEO of Nigerian bank, amazes many

Man who was an intern many years ago succeeds in life, becomes CEO of Nigerian bank, amazes many

People

5 years ago

Man who worked as cleaner for over 20 years finally becomes a graduate, The Rock gives him many gifts

Man who worked as cleaner for over 20 years finally becomes a graduate, The Rock gives him many gifts

People

5 years ago

Teenager raises over N15m for kids with cancer by shaving his full afro hair, plans to get N380k per cut

Teenager raises over N15m for kids with cancer by shaving his full afro hair, plans to get N380k per cut

People

5 years ago

Nigerian woman from Delta state promoted to commander level in US Navy, many people jubilate

Nigerian woman from Delta state promoted to commander level in US Navy, many people jubilate

People

5 years ago

Young lady graduates after having carryovers in the university, she was really frustrated

Young lady graduates after having carryovers in the university, she was really frustrated

People

5 years ago

Lady "prophesies" powerfully during TB Joshua's burial in viral video, officials take her out of the church

Lady "prophesies" powerfully during TB Joshua's burial in viral video, officials take her out of the church

People

5 years ago

Man who once hawked pure water under hot sun becomes owner of a restaurant, his story finally changes

Man who once hawked pure water under hot sun becomes owner of a restaurant, his story finally changes

People

5 years ago

Nii Akramah Tagoe is the definition of a fighter and resilience. From hawking to running a local kitchen, Tagoe's grass to glory story is one that inspires.

Clever dog pretends it has a broken leg to get food, special attention from people in video

Clever dog pretends it has a broken leg to get food, special attention from people in video

People

5 years ago

A clever dog known as Gae has perfected the act of dragging one of its legs on the floor as a way to get attention. There is nothing medically wrong with it.

Nigerian woman wins global election, becomes a director to UN, she's the only person selected from her country

Nigerian woman wins global election, becomes a director to UN, she's the only person selected from her country

People

5 years ago

A young Nigerian woman, Aina, has been elected GNEC director and will be serving from 2021 to 2022. In her new role, she will be a liaison between the UN & NGOs

5 iconic throwback photos of Wole Soyinka as he marks his 87th birthday

5 iconic throwback photos of Wole Soyinka as he marks his 87th birthday

People

5 years ago

Many people have taken to social media to celeberate one of Nigeria's elder statesmen and writers, Wole Soyinka, as he became 87 years old on Tuesday, July 13.

Video shows boy collecting girl's number in the presence of her dad, he does it with great confidence

Video shows boy collecting girl's number in the presence of her dad, he does it with great confidence

People

5 years ago

A brave young man in Ghana took a girl's number in the presence of her father. His friends could not stop celebrating the 'huge success'. He was seen dancing.

Video captures emotional moment Nigerian emir broke down in tears after gaining freedom from kidnappers' den

Video captures emotional moment Nigerian emir broke down in tears after gaining freedom from kidnappers' den

People

5 years ago

The emir of Kajuru, Alhassan, in Kaduna has finally been released. A moment after his freedom, the monarch cried as he appreciated people who checked up on him.

Secondary school students transform wastes into cooking gas, photo shows them demonstrating how it works

Secondary school students transform wastes into cooking gas, photo shows them demonstrating how it works

People

5 years ago

West Africa Senior High School students were able to use waste materials from a school kitchen to produce cooking gas in National SHS Renewable Energy Contest.

Young man who emerged UNILAG's overall best student gets 15 prizes, speaks up as more reactions pour in

Young man who emerged UNILAG's overall best student gets 15 prizes, speaks up as more reactions pour in

People

5 years ago

A young man who was awarded first class has come out to celebrate his victory as he said that he got 15 prizes at his convocation ceremony. He shared photos.

"Celebrate me now I'm still alive": Sound Sultan's posts on Patoranking, Burna Boy and RMD stir reactions

"Celebrate me now I'm still alive": Sound Sultan's posts on Patoranking, Burna Boy and RMD stir reactions

Entertainment

5 years ago

Many are still asking questions hours after Sound Sultan's death was announced by his family. One of the posts he shared made many wonder if he what would come.

Joseph Omotayo