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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

Woman with 10 babies: Mediclinic says the children were not born at their hospital

Woman with 10 babies: Mediclinic says the children were not born at their hospital

People

5 years ago

I'm not a yahoo boy, I feed people with my little money - Nigerian man who gave beggars food speaks

I'm not a yahoo boy, I feed people with my little money - Nigerian man who gave beggars food speaks

People

5 years ago

5 Nigerian artists whose works are making waves internationally, one of them used spoons to create cute arts

5 Nigerian artists whose works are making waves internationally, one of them used spoons to create cute arts

Legit TV

5 years ago

Great jubilation as twin sisters mark 100th birthday in grand style, they share their long life secrets

Great jubilation as twin sisters mark 100th birthday in grand style, they share their long life secrets

People

5 years ago

Bricklayers at construction site 'pause work', dance to Ko Por Ke with great legwork, video stirs reactions

Bricklayers at construction site 'pause work', dance to Ko Por Ke with great legwork, video stirs reactions

People

5 years ago

How dem load this car? Reactions as video of small vehicle overloaded like trailer goes viral

How dem load this car? Reactions as video of small vehicle overloaded like trailer goes viral

People

5 years ago

Dog chases ambulance as it takes its owner to hospital, viral video makes people emotional

Dog chases ambulance as it takes its owner to hospital, viral video makes people emotional

People

5 years ago

A dog proved the saying that dogs are not just humans' best friends but also loyal. In Turkey, a woman's pet followed her to the hospital behind her ambulance.

Woman with the world's longest eyelashes sets new record, she reveals what doctors told her

Woman with the world's longest eyelashes sets new record, she reveals what doctors told her

People

5 years ago

Jianxia, a woman from China, has broken her previous world record for the longest eyelashes. One of her lashes measured 20.5 cm, beating the record set in 2016.

Young Nigerian lady becomes medical doctor, goes online to celebrate her success, many react

Young Nigerian lady becomes medical doctor, goes online to celebrate her success, many react

People

5 years ago

A Nigerian lady, Chinaza, who could not hide her joy has announced on LinkedIn that she is now a medical doctor. People wished her well and congratulated her.

My boss fired me in 2020, gave my job to another person, now he wants me back - Nigerian man rejects offer

My boss fired me in 2020, gave my job to another person, now he wants me back - Nigerian man rejects offer

People

5 years ago

A Nigerian building engineer, Ibrahim, has said he eventually overcame the sack he got in 2020. In 2021, the same man who relieved him called to make an offer.

Young man shares throwback photo of mum in NYSC uniform, he's now a corps member 21 years after

Young man shares throwback photo of mum in NYSC uniform, he's now a corps member 21 years after

People

5 years ago

A young Nigerian man, Michael, has wowed many people on the internet after he posted the throwback photo of his mother when she was a corps member in 2000.

Is he a man in boy's body? Kid memorises dance moves, performs well alongside adults in viral video

Is he a man in boy's body? Kid memorises dance moves, performs well alongside adults in viral video

People

5 years ago

A boy has demonstrated great artistic brilliance in a short video as he showed he is worth being part of a group of choreographers. Many people praised him.

Nigerian Catholic priest builds house for 90-year-old woman after she kindly gave him 6 eggs

Nigerian Catholic priest builds house for 90-year-old woman after she kindly gave him 6 eggs

People

5 years ago

A Catholic priest, Solomon, has rewarded a woman who despite not having much visited him with six native eggs when she heard that robbers invaded his house.

Children display great football skill without allowing ball touch the ground, their video goes viral

Children display great football skill without allowing ball touch the ground, their video goes viral

People

5 years ago

The video of kids making good ball movements with their heads has turned into a teaching material about good teamwork on LinkedIn. May praised the coordination.

'Oyinbo' woman shows off her husband on their 26th year wedding anniversary, many Nigerians react

'Oyinbo' woman shows off her husband on their 26th year wedding anniversary, many Nigerians react

People

5 years ago

A woman has taken to LinkedIn to celebrate her marriage that is 26 years old. Many people applauded the couple for standing strong all through the many years.

Joseph Omotayo