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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

'Corper' goes to market, salutes brother who dropped out so she can become a graduate, video goes viral

'Corper' goes to market, salutes brother who dropped out so she can become a graduate, video goes viral

People

5 years ago

Kid steals ball from man during basketball game, dribbles him that he almost falls, many scream in viral video

Kid steals ball from man during basketball game, dribbles him that he almost falls, many scream in viral video

People

5 years ago

Full list of 5 Nigerian billionaires whose money can end anybody's poverty situation in the country

Full list of 5 Nigerian billionaires whose money can end anybody's poverty situation in the country

Money

5 years ago

US billionaire Warren Buffet gives out over N1.6trn to charity in big money move

US billionaire Warren Buffet gives out over N1.6trn to charity in big money move

People

5 years ago

Man dances on his head at wedding ceremony, his hot moves get all eyes on him in viral video

Man dances on his head at wedding ceremony, his hot moves get all eyes on him in viral video

People

5 years ago

Nigerian lady storms Lagos with placard of boyfriend's name and photos, begs for forgiveness in video

Nigerian lady storms Lagos with placard of boyfriend's name and photos, begs for forgiveness in video

People

5 years ago

15-year-old Nigerian teen from Kano who once built excavator with cartons makes remote-controlled car

15-year-old Nigerian teen from Kano who once built excavator with cartons makes remote-controlled car

People

5 years ago

A 15-year-old teenager has shown the world that he is capable of much more after making construction machines. He created a toy car that's remote-controlled.

Physically challenged man surprises parents of 2 kids, pays their school fees when they are not expecting it

Physically challenged man surprises parents of 2 kids, pays their school fees when they are not expecting it

People

5 years ago

A man has been making parents happy. For weeks now, he took up the task to pay the school fees of many. The latest was helping two students clear their debts.

Former university students remember woman who used to run errands for them, give her money, fully-stocked shop

Former university students remember woman who used to run errands for them, give her money, fully-stocked shop

People

5 years ago

Madam Augustina Mantey popularly known as Auntie Efua used to serve students of UPSA back in school. The old students have given her GHc 15k worth of items.

Bride and her mother take over dancefloor on wedding day, people spray them dollars in trending video

Bride and her mother take over dancefloor on wedding day, people spray them dollars in trending video

Wedding

5 years ago

A bride and mother became the centre of attention with their dance moves and people had to join them and sprayed dollars. Many praised the duo on Instagram.

Young lady who was once reportedly maltreated by police succeeds, she's now an intern in US court

Young lady who was once reportedly maltreated by police succeeds, she's now an intern in US court

People

5 years ago

A young lady, Marie, who was once reportedly brutalised by the police and had to face a law court has become an intern with one of the youngest judges in the US

Nigerian university professor harvests onions from his farm, shows them off as he lies on it in viral photo

Nigerian university professor harvests onions from his farm, shows them off as he lies on it in viral photo

People

5 years ago

A university lecturer in Maiduguri, Ibrahim, has been praised for his farm produce. People were amazed by the large heaps of onions that he stored in a vehicle.

Photos show sweet moment father and daughter bag degrees on the same day, many react

Photos show sweet moment father and daughter bag degrees on the same day, many react

People

5 years ago

Lesego Sema is a young and ambitious woman who is receiving all the good messages on social media after graduating with a degree on the same day as her dad.

Quadruplets who attended same university graduate on the same day, their photos break the internet

Quadruplets who attended same university graduate on the same day, their photos break the internet

People

5 years ago

Aaron, Nick, Zach and Nigel, collectively known as the Wade Quadruplets, recently graduated from the Yale University, but each with a different career interest.

5 times Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola showed he is a great father as he spends time with family

5 times Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola showed he is a great father as he spends time with family

People

5 years ago

Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola, has in ways shown that a man should not be too busy for his family. On different occasions, he showed them off with pride.

Joseph Omotayo