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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.

5939 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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Lady dances inside shop during work hours to entertain herself, her boss catches her, releases clip

Lady dances inside shop during work hours to entertain herself, her boss catches her, releases clip

People

2 years ago

Young Nigerian man builds house, roofs structure with step tile aluminum sheets, tiles pillars

Young Nigerian man builds house, roofs structure with step tile aluminum sheets, tiles pillars

People

2 years ago

Man reportedly deals with girlfriend who dumped him after he paid her school fees, demands millions

Man reportedly deals with girlfriend who dumped him after he paid her school fees, demands millions

People

2 years ago

Lady drops her newborn with mother, travels abroad to seek opportunities, gets nursing job

Lady drops her newborn with mother, travels abroad to seek opportunities, gets nursing job

People

2 years ago

"No excuse for failure": Man builds 1 room, installs POP, decorates it with chairs, paints walls

"No excuse for failure": Man builds 1 room, installs POP, decorates it with chairs, paints walls

People

2 years ago

Man upgrades Mercedes Benz ML350 2008 to 2013 model, changes side mirrors, reconstructs body

Man upgrades Mercedes Benz ML350 2008 to 2013 model, changes side mirrors, reconstructs body

People

2 years ago

"Have faith": Nigerian man Ekiti Pikin wins N60m after staking N121k, winning ticket emerges

"Have faith": Nigerian man Ekiti Pikin wins N60m after staking N121k, winning ticket emerges

People

2 years ago

A young Nigerian, Ekiti Pikin, went viral online after he shared a photo showing the his ticket that won him N60m after he had staked N121k on games.

Man gets 5.0 CGPA from UNILAG, becomes overall best student with awards, official result emerges

Man gets 5.0 CGPA from UNILAG, becomes overall best student with awards, official result emerges

People

2 years ago

A brilliant young Nigerian, Akanmu David Oluwatomiwa, has been celebrated online for his academic brilliance of a 5.0 CGPA. Many praised his rare feat.

"This is the best": Nigerian lady rents apartment, doesn't have curtain, furniture, sleeps on floor

"This is the best": Nigerian lady rents apartment, doesn't have curtain, furniture, sleeps on floor

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian lady has made a video to show people how she has been living in her newly rented flat without pieces of furniture. She used clothes as a bed pad.

"Tag Wizkid": Nigerian man who was a "millionaire" becomes broke, says he had big boutique

"Tag Wizkid": Nigerian man who was a "millionaire" becomes broke, says he had big boutique

People

2 years ago

A man who was rich spoke years after he became broke. He said that Wizkid was his close friend. Many people wanted proof, and he asked the singer to be tagged.

"No car license": Nigerian lady abroad buys bike, uses remote to start engine, rejoices over it

"No car license": Nigerian lady abroad buys bike, uses remote to start engine, rejoices over it

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian lady who was able to get her first bike abroad made a video about the success as she celebrated. Many people were motivated by her joy.

Young Nigerian man shows off his 1993 Mercedes Benz in video, celebrates with friends on WhatsApp

Young Nigerian man shows off his 1993 Mercedes Benz in video, celebrates with friends on WhatsApp

People

2 years ago

A young Nigerian man has stirred massive reactions online after he shared photos of his old model Mercedes Benz. Many people were amazed by his content nature.

Video of palatial house with spacious kitchen, fine interior decor, spacious room creates buzz

Video of palatial house with spacious kitchen, fine interior decor, spacious room creates buzz

People

2 years ago

A woman has stirred massive reactions on social media after she made a video of how rich her home looked. The quick was roomy enough to have many chairs.

Man builds house, spends millions on Gerard roofing materials, his wife celebrates their achievement

Man builds house, spends millions on Gerard roofing materials, his wife celebrates their achievement

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

A Nigerian woman whose family completed a house has taken to TikTok to celebrate her blessings. Her video showed they must have spent millions of naira.

Mummy Zee rejoices as she awaits dollars from Elon Musk's revenue share, Nigerians celebrates her

Mummy Zee rejoices as she awaits dollars from Elon Musk's revenue share, Nigerians celebrates her

People

2 years ago

Mummy Zee is set to get some dollars from Elon Musk after she gathered over 200 million impressions on X. Many people said that indeed she has been blessed.

Joseph Omotayo