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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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Woman searching for man who helped her as a hawker in 2006, funded her relocation to Germany

Woman searching for man who helped her as a hawker in 2006, funded her relocation to Germany

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5 years ago

Nigerian lady becomes 1st doctor in her family, shares photo of paper where she wrote her dream 10yrs ago

Nigerian lady becomes 1st doctor in her family, shares photo of paper where she wrote her dream 10yrs ago

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5 years ago

Video shows funny moment groom does press-ups, goes into the crowd to shake hands before unveiling his bride

Video shows funny moment groom does press-ups, goes into the crowd to shake hands before unveiling his bride

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5 years ago

Young man who said he would get a car 8 years ago wins, buys Tesla of over N16m

Young man who said he would get a car 8 years ago wins, buys Tesla of over N16m

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5 years ago

Dream come true for 82-year-old woman as she's selected to travel with Jeff Bezos to space

Dream come true for 82-year-old woman as she's selected to travel with Jeff Bezos to space

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5 years ago

Lady bakes cake that looks like real sewing machine, amazing photos cause huge stir on Facebook

Lady bakes cake that looks like real sewing machine, amazing photos cause huge stir on Facebook

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5 years ago

Son rewards his mother's love, builds a house for her, many react

Son rewards his mother's love, builds a house for her, many react

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5 years ago

A local man has celebrated his mom with an incredible gift - a brand new home. Mzansi social media users were definitely moved and congratulated the giving son.

Govt goes hard on billionaire Carlos Slim, asks him to rebuild collapsed bridge, says he will bear all costs

Govt goes hard on billionaire Carlos Slim, asks him to rebuild collapsed bridge, says he will bear all costs

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5 years ago

Billionaire Carlos Slim will pay for the reconstruction of collapsed Mexico City overpass that was built by his company, according to Mexican President Obrador.

Workers spend three hours to wear facemask on a big statue in Japan, it is 187 feet high

Workers spend three hours to wear facemask on a big statue in Japan, it is 187 feet high

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5 years ago

A statue in Japan called goddess of mercy is getting attention for its spiritual ability to answer prayers. It was worn a facemask as a fight against COVID-19.

Libya returnee who cried out for help weeks ago gets over N500k donation from Nigerians, she reacts in video

Libya returnee who cried out for help weeks ago gets over N500k donation from Nigerians, she reacts in video

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5 years ago

Esohe Akonedo now has numerous reasons to smile after a Legit TV interview made many people reach out to her and donated over N500,000 to help her situation.

Funny moment baby chooses mum over dad during family game, father 'rigs' everything in his favour

Funny moment baby chooses mum over dad during family game, father 'rigs' everything in his favour

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5 years ago

A baby's action during a family game has generated reactions. He chose his mum many times. The father won't let go easily, he 'rigged' the game at some points

Nigeran man arrests attention during church service with his dance moves in video, he's not wearing shoes

Nigeran man arrests attention during church service with his dance moves in video, he's not wearing shoes

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5 years ago

A unnamed Nigerian man has got much attention on social media as he bust amazing dance moves during a church service. Many people were surprised by the energy.

Nigerian lady paints moment crowd looted palliatives warehouse in Jos, says she used 8 months to do it

Nigerian lady paints moment crowd looted palliatives warehouse in Jos, says she used 8 months to do it

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5 years ago

A young Nigerian lady, Jessica, has wowed many people as she used painting to capture the moment hoodlums stormed a palliative warehouse in Jos and looted it.

Woman who became food seller years ago to pay her school fees becomes a millionaire, finally wins in life

Woman who became food seller years ago to pay her school fees becomes a millionaire, finally wins in life

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5 years ago

Many years ago a South African woman named Makgoro Mannya made the decision to sell atchar to fund her studies. Years later, she is now a successful millionaire

Parents steal show with electrifying dance moves at son's wedding, video gains massive reactions

Parents steal show with electrifying dance moves at son's wedding, video gains massive reactions

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5 years ago

A man by the name Williams shared a video of his parents dancing at his wedding and it was clear they were over the moon. Netizens could not stop praising them.

Joseph Omotayo