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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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Hours after Jeff Bezos lost position as world's richest man, he reclaims it with N77.2trn net worth

Hours after Jeff Bezos lost position as world's richest man, he reclaims it with N77.2trn net worth

People

5 years ago

Young man celebrates grandmother who bagged masters degree at 86-years-old, graduation photos go viral

Young man celebrates grandmother who bagged masters degree at 86-years-old, graduation photos go viral

People

5 years ago

Never give up on God - Young Nigerian man who said he would buy a car in faith finally gets it

Never give up on God - Young Nigerian man who said he would buy a car in faith finally gets it

People

5 years ago

3 friends who used to wash plates in South Africa 12 years ago succeed, open their big restaurant in Lagos

3 friends who used to wash plates in South Africa 12 years ago succeed, open their big restaurant in Lagos

People

5 years ago

Nigerian man packs his bags into the street in UK, says his wife always beats him, video stirs reactions

Nigerian man packs his bags into the street in UK, says his wife always beats him, video stirs reactions

People

5 years ago

Fresh tilapia for weekend - Nigerian fisherman shares photos of canoe with new catches on Twitter, wows people

Fresh tilapia for weekend - Nigerian fisherman shares photos of canoe with new catches on Twitter, wows people

People

5 years ago

University professor installs bed in his office for female student's baby, melts hearts

University professor installs bed in his office for female student's baby, melts hearts

People

5 years ago

Troy Littleton saw his student struggling with her baby in class and bought a crib that he placed in the office for the baby to lay down. His tweet went viral.

Dream come true as Nigerian dad bags his degree at age 66, daughter celebrates him with cute photo

Dream come true as Nigerian dad bags his degree at age 66, daughter celebrates him with cute photo

People

5 years ago

A daughter has shown her daddy much love on his graduation day as the man bagged a university degree at the age of 66. Many congratulated him on social media.

9-year-old boy who found N2m inside second hand car his dad bought gets massive reward

9-year-old boy who found N2m inside second hand car his dad bought gets massive reward

People

5 years ago

When nine-year-old Landon Melvin found money in the car he was washing, his first instinct was to give it back, something that earned him a reward of $1000.

Nigerian girl in hijab performs 'cultural dance' to Bella's Cash App song, funny video causes frenzy online

Nigerian girl in hijab performs 'cultural dance' to Bella's Cash App song, funny video causes frenzy online

People

5 years ago

A Nigerian kid has made many people laugh hard as she danced to Bella Shmurda's Cash App energetically. Though she was out of tune, people commended her moves.

Nigerian kid beats many in his community in chess game, wins trophy despite having cerebral palsy

Nigerian kid beats many in his community in chess game, wins trophy despite having cerebral palsy

People

5 years ago

A young boy from Makoko in Lagos state has shown that one's background should not define how far one could go in life as he became a champion in a chess game.

Sweet moment 'father' and baby fist-bump as they talk funny things, their video makes people laugh

Sweet moment 'father' and baby fist-bump as they talk funny things, their video makes people laugh

People

5 years ago

The video of a man believed to be the father and a kid has served as entertainment content for many on Twitter. They talked as if they understood each other.

'75-year-old' woman shows great dance skill to popular Michael Jackson's song, video stuns social media

'75-year-old' woman shows great dance skill to popular Michael Jackson's song, video stuns social media

People

5 years ago

The video of an old woman showing great steps to Michael Jackson's song has got many people talking on social media as they were marvelled by her great energy.

Nigerian couple make big fashion statement with stylish pre-wedding photos showing nice outfits, many react

Nigerian couple make big fashion statement with stylish pre-wedding photos showing nice outfits, many react

People

5 years ago

The beautiful photos of a Nigerian couple served some very nice goals. During their photoshoot, they tried out different outfits that achieved great results.

After 7 years of being apart, Nigerian man flies parents to America to see their grandkids, photos go viral

After 7 years of being apart, Nigerian man flies parents to America to see their grandkids, photos go viral

People

5 years ago

A man gave his parents one of the biggest joys of their lives as he flew them to the US for the first time so they can see their grandkids. Many praised him.

Joseph Omotayo