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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.

5939 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

Lady remains determined after dropping out of university at 300L, turns petrol station attendant

Lady remains determined after dropping out of university at 300L, turns petrol station attendant

People

2 years ago

Nigerian lady makes dad happy with UK trip, man spends good time abroad, sees his granddaughters

Nigerian lady makes dad happy with UK trip, man spends good time abroad, sees his granddaughters

People

2 years ago

Lady places camera in dad's parlour, dances in mini skirt, father walks in, "stops" her

Lady places camera in dad's parlour, dances in mini skirt, father walks in, "stops" her

People

2 years ago

Woman works for 10 years abroad, returns home to empty accounts after son ran away with her money

Woman works for 10 years abroad, returns home to empty accounts after son ran away with her money

People

2 years ago

"Dem don increase salary?" Teacher in shiny gown dances in class, displays great joy

"Dem don increase salary?" Teacher in shiny gown dances in class, displays great joy

People

2 years ago

Mother with baby face narrates her experience, says young people once "toasted" her

Mother with baby face narrates her experience, says young people once "toasted" her

People

2 years ago

Fine young man, 24, dating 80-year-old grandma, she loves him with everything

Fine young man, 24, dating 80-year-old grandma, she loves him with everything

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

George, a boda boda rider, fell in love with his client Catherine Thomas, despite their huge age gap. The couple shared their unusual love story.

Woman with 44 kids narrates her struggle after husband dumped her, left home

Woman with 44 kids narrates her struggle after husband dumped her, left home

People

2 years ago

Mama Uganda, whose real name is Mariam Nabatanzi Babirye said her husband abandoned her because she was very fertile. She was left to care for 44 kids.

Nigerian man relocates to UK, gets cleaning job, washes toilet with pride, many people talk

Nigerian man relocates to UK, gets cleaning job, washes toilet with pride, many people talk

People

2 years ago

A man working abroad an cleaner showed people he does not care about what people say about his job. The Nigerian man kept working with much pride.

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

A Nigerian lady who relocated to the UK with her husband has made a video to show that it ended well for them. Her baby daughter got a UK passport.

Man who sold his property 22 years ago to travel abroad regrets, shares story

Man who sold his property 22 years ago to travel abroad regrets, shares story

People

2 years ago

UK-based Ghanaian Emmanuel Wilson faces homelessness in the UK after selling house, sharing struggles in 22 years abroad, yet to achieve significant milestones.

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

A Nigerian lady rented a room and decided to change the look of her landlord's porcelain tiles. She bought the rubber version and installed them on the floor.

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

A Nigerian mother was overjoyed after her daughter found Yuan in her new school bag. She said it was God's blessing, and the maker does not sleep.

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

A young man who bought a house for over N38m online has made a video about the foldable building. Many people were amazed by how beautiful it looked.

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

A young man who built a very beautiful house has made a video about it as people praised him for spending his money well. He used stone-coated roofing sheet

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