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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 man who 'made' palm oil, worked on construction site as labourer to pay school fees finally graduates

Young man who 'made' palm oil, worked on construction site as labourer to pay school fees finally graduates

People

5 years ago

Nigerian man makes it abroad, becomes a judge in Canada, many celebrate him

Nigerian man makes it abroad, becomes a judge in Canada, many celebrate him

People

5 years ago

Moment ant 'sneaks' into jewellery shop, drags off expensive diamond, attempts to take it away in viral video

Moment ant 'sneaks' into jewellery shop, drags off expensive diamond, attempts to take it away in viral video

People

5 years ago

Children make their mother cry on 66th birthday as they surprise her by paying her house mortgage

Children make their mother cry on 66th birthday as they surprise her by paying her house mortgage

People

5 years ago

12-year-old girl does wonder, builds over 3 schools, gives them all out to poor people who need education

12-year-old girl does wonder, builds over 3 schools, gives them all out to poor people who need education

People

5 years ago

Instead of getting sweets with his money, 10-year-old buys cows, plans to sell them when they've grown bigger

Instead of getting sweets with his money, 10-year-old buys cows, plans to sell them when they've grown bigger

People

5 years ago

Nigerian Idol Season 6: Kingdom wins show, walks away with N30m, SUV, other prizes

Nigerian Idol Season 6: Kingdom wins show, walks away with N30m, SUV, other prizes

Entertainment

5 years ago

At the season finale of the sixth edition of the Nigerian Idol, Ice Prince, Patoranking, Aya Starr and Cobhams all performed to make the show a memorable one.

Super Mario game created in 1996 sells for over N615m at auction, breaks big record

Super Mario game created in 1996 sells for over N615m at auction, breaks big record

People

5 years ago

A 1996 cartridge of the Super Mario 64 has been sold for a record-breaking price of $1.5m, making it the most expensive game in the world ever auctioned...

US Army recognises the effort of Nigerian soldier, gives him a big medal, many people react

US Army recognises the effort of Nigerian soldier, gives him a big medal, many people react

People

5 years ago

The efforts of Farid Adeite in the US Army have not been in vain. The force gave a medal of honour to recongnise his outstanding service to the country so far.

Young lady who was working while studying graduates from UNILAG with 4.48 CGPA, leaves many amazed

Young lady who was working while studying graduates from UNILAG with 4.48 CGPA, leaves many amazed

People

5 years ago

A young lady's passion for free education has massively paid off after she graduated with a 4.48 CGPA. That she achieved despite working full time and hustling.

I recharged N50k light on my metre, it is almost finished - Nigerian man cries, plans to go on 'hunger strike'

I recharged N50k light on my metre, it is almost finished - Nigerian man cries, plans to go on 'hunger strike'

People

5 years ago

A Nigerian man who recharged N50,000 on his prepaid metre has gone online to complain that the units he bought are almost finished depite epileptic power supply

Man "chokes" his pastor with money as he sprays him hard currency on the altar in viral video

Man "chokes" his pastor with money as he sprays him hard currency on the altar in viral video

People

5 years ago

The video of a man spraying hard during a supposed church service has gone viral, stirring massive reactions from Nigerians. People said it is a crass behaviour

Sound Sultan's death: How many of you checked on him while he was sick? Music boss Soberekon asks Nigerians

Sound Sultan's death: How many of you checked on him while he was sick? Music boss Soberekon asks Nigerians

People

5 years ago

People have gone online to speak about the death of Sound Sultan after Soberekon questioned people's show of sympathy over his death after months of illness.

Nigerian Father & daughter graduate from university on the same day after they've been classmates for 5 years

Nigerian Father & daughter graduate from university on the same day after they've been classmates for 5 years

People

5 years ago

A father and daughter have served cool lovely family goal after the child went online to narrate how it all started and the bitter-sweet experience of 5 years.

Sound Sultan is dead: 5 things to know about him as he passes away at age 44

Sound Sultan is dead: 5 things to know about him as he passes away at age 44

People

5 years ago

Sound Sultan has released many albums. Apart from being a goos songwriter, the legend is also a wonderful performer who many looked up to while he was alive.

Joseph Omotayo