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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

Nigerian lady upgrades her room to 'paradise', beautiful transformation photos wow people

Nigerian lady upgrades her room to 'paradise', beautiful transformation photos wow people

People

5 years ago

Early June blessing: Don Jazzy sends N50k to Twitter follower shortly after the person begged for money

Early June blessing: Don Jazzy sends N50k to Twitter follower shortly after the person begged for money

People

5 years ago

Nigerian female barber gives cool haircuts to clients in Lagos, her amazing skill 'breaks' the internet

Nigerian female barber gives cool haircuts to clients in Lagos, her amazing skill 'breaks' the internet

People

5 years ago

Man resigns from atheist group as their secretary, says he has found Jesus Christ

Man resigns from atheist group as their secretary, says he has found Jesus Christ

People

5 years ago

Baby represents her culture well, sings popular Yoruba song with sweet voice in video, Nigerians praise her

Baby represents her culture well, sings popular Yoruba song with sweet voice in video, Nigerians praise her

People

5 years ago

Beautiful photos of kid go viral, make many want to have children and start a family

Beautiful photos of kid go viral, make many want to have children and start a family

People

5 years ago

Money meets power: Photo of Africa's richest man Dangote & Tanzania's first female president stirs reactions

Money meets power: Photo of Africa's richest man Dangote & Tanzania's first female president stirs reactions

People

5 years ago

The amazing photo of Aliko Dangote and Tanzanian President Samoa has generated mixed reactions on Instagram. People want the man to invest more in Nigeria.

This is not Nigeria: Young man sprays 'N2m' during his graduation ceremony in US, police arrest him

This is not Nigeria: Young man sprays 'N2m' during his graduation ceremony in US, police arrest him

Money

5 years ago

Policemen swung into action and arrested a man who was spraying money during his graduation ceremony. Many social media users said the arrest was very wrong.

Beautiful house built on a truck wows people, it has comfortable living room, daily rent is N34k

Beautiful house built on a truck wows people, it has comfortable living room, daily rent is N34k

People

5 years ago

Photos of a truck house have wowed many on social media as people wondered how it was built from the ground up. Many argued about the location of the building.

Young man kneels for his grandma in the market, appreciates her for sending him to school, photos go viral

Young man kneels for his grandma in the market, appreciates her for sending him to school, photos go viral

People

5 years ago

A young man, Edward, has shown great appreciation towards his mother and made sure many people know about it. Photos of the act have generated many reactions.

Nigerian woman finally pays school fees of N1.58k she owed in 1969, principal writes her letter from Kano

Nigerian woman finally pays school fees of N1.58k she owed in 1969, principal writes her letter from Kano

People

5 years ago

A 73-year-old Nigerian mother has finally paid off the debt she was owing. She sent her son to faraway Kano to clear the debt. The school's principal was amazed

Despite all the obstacles, I was patient enough - Lady celebrates as she bags degree

Despite all the obstacles, I was patient enough - Lady celebrates as she bags degree

People

5 years ago

Despite the obstacles that came her way, a young lady with the Twitter name, ghanaian_jawn, has recently bagged her college degree. She shared graduation snaps.

I'm grateful - Nigerian lady gets a job as data scientist with LinkedIn, shares new work photo

I'm grateful - Nigerian lady gets a job as data scientist with LinkedIn, shares new work photo

People

5 years ago

A young Nigerian lady, Funmilayo, had a breakthrough in her career as she became a data scientist with LinkedIn. Many people celebrated her latest achievement.

I'm dedicating my 12 distinctions to grandma who passed away - Woman celebrates graduation with pride

I'm dedicating my 12 distinctions to grandma who passed away - Woman celebrates graduation with pride

People

5 years ago

A beautiful South African woman recently celebrated graduating with a whopping 12 distinctions. In her post she dedicates the achievement to her grandmother.

Nigerian Chelsea fans celebrate club's UCL win in church during thanksgiving service, their video goes viral

Nigerian Chelsea fans celebrate club's UCL win in church during thanksgiving service, their video goes viral

People

5 years ago

A popular video showing fans of Chelsea celebrating has stirred massive reactions on social media. People said that they should not have taken it to church.

Joseph Omotayo