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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.

6024 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

Young man starts his building project, celebrates before roofing, Nigerians react

Young man starts his building project, celebrates before roofing, Nigerians react

People

8 months ago

Woman, 73, gets US citizenship, rejoices, her grandchildren wave American flag

Woman, 73, gets US citizenship, rejoices, her grandchildren wave American flag

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8 months ago

Man builds bungalow under 1 year, installs iron sheet roof over parapet, uses casement windows

Man builds bungalow under 1 year, installs iron sheet roof over parapet, uses casement windows

People

8 months ago

Nigerian lady who travelled to UK for better opportunities returns, her decision stirs questions

Nigerian lady who travelled to UK for better opportunities returns, her decision stirs questions

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8 months ago

Grateful son completes mother's house before becoming landlord, installs tiles, windows

Grateful son completes mother's house before becoming landlord, installs tiles, windows

People

8 months ago

Lady's UK visa gets approved, she shows off her international passport, packs many bags

Lady's UK visa gets approved, she shows off her international passport, packs many bags

People

9 months ago

POP ceiling falls on lady's bed at midnight, she escapes accident, shares full story

POP ceiling falls on lady's bed at midnight, she escapes accident, shares full story

People

9 months ago

A Nigerian lady thanked God after the POP ceiling in her room crashed on her bed at midnight days after she started noticing cracks on it. Many Nigerians reacted.

Nigerian lady moves her parents from dirty house to well-furnished apartment with flat screen TV

Nigerian lady moves her parents from dirty house to well-furnished apartment with flat screen TV

People

9 months ago

A Nigerian got the praises of many people online after she moved them from their old house to a well-furnished apartment that had to give them comfort.

Son who packed out of his dad's house to rent flat regrets action, unable to furnish his apartment

Son who packed out of his dad's house to rent flat regrets action, unable to furnish his apartment

People

9 months ago

A man who left his father's house to live alone has regretted his action after adulthood overwhelmed him with bills. He has not been able to furnish his apartment.

Man installs solar panels on mansion's roof and fence for 24/7 electricity, setup gets attention

Man installs solar panels on mansion's roof and fence for 24/7 electricity, setup gets attention

People

9 months ago

A Nigerian who wanted their building to be energy dependent installed solar panels on both the house's roof and fence. Many doubted the setup's efficiency.

Young man finishes 1 room inside his big uncompleted house, becomes landlord

Young man finishes 1 room inside his big uncompleted house, becomes landlord

People

9 months ago

A Nigerian man got attention online after he quickly completed and furnished a room in his house and moved in without waiting to be done with the whole building.

Smart lady turns her parlour to wedding reception, saves ceremony costs, Nigerians react

Smart lady turns her parlour to wedding reception, saves ceremony costs, Nigerians react

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10 months ago

A Nigerian lady who didn't want to spend much on wedding turned her living room into a reception for her civil wedding. Many people praised her DIY sense.

Man builds bungalow near his father's mud house, fulfils promise he made years ago

Man builds bungalow near his father's mud house, fulfils promise he made years ago

People

10 months ago

A young man who dreamed of completing what his father could not finish built a bungalow near his father's mud house. Many people prayed and congratulated him.

Teacher gives baby assignment, her parents argue on WhatsApp, try to solve it

Teacher gives baby assignment, her parents argue on WhatsApp, try to solve it

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10 months ago

A mother made a very funny video about her kid's assignment. Immediately she showed the homework to her father, he complained about it being too advanced.

Man installs solar energy with 8 tubular batteries in his apartment, sells electricity to neighbours

Man installs solar energy with 8 tubular batteries in his apartment, sells electricity to neighbours

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10 months ago

A Nigerian solar engineer is allowing his neighbour to enjoy from his setup at a fee. He charges them using a metre like PHCN would with customers on the grid.

Joseph Omotayo