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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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No Gucci or Versace: Humble photo of billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife melts hearts

No Gucci or Versace: Humble photo of billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife melts hearts

People

5 years ago

Nigerian couple reportedly welcome first child after '50 years' of marriage, their video makes many emotional

Nigerian couple reportedly welcome first child after '50 years' of marriage, their video makes many emotional

People

5 years ago

Nigerian lady teaches women how to become carpenters and tailors, photos light up social media

Nigerian lady teaches women how to become carpenters and tailors, photos light up social media

People

5 years ago

Heartwarming moment father bathes his newborn baby, clothes him, videos receive massive praise

Heartwarming moment father bathes his newborn baby, clothes him, videos receive massive praise

People

5 years ago

Emotional moment 12-year-old girl rows her pregnant mother in labour across Lake Victoria at 3am to hospital

Emotional moment 12-year-old girl rows her pregnant mother in labour across Lake Victoria at 3am to hospital

People

5 years ago

I harvested over 1m tubers of yam, farming is lucrative - Nigerian man with 7 wives, 27 kids speaks in video

I harvested over 1m tubers of yam, farming is lucrative - Nigerian man with 7 wives, 27 kids speaks in video

People

5 years ago

Man transforms mud into beautiful kingsize bed, his video wows many on social media

Man transforms mud into beautiful kingsize bed, his video wows many on social media

People

5 years ago

The video of a man scuplting a bed from mud has stirred massive reactions on social media as people applauded his creative skill. He even created side cabinets.

Man builds house with 13,000 kilos of plastic waste, beautiful photo of structure stuns social media

Man builds house with 13,000 kilos of plastic waste, beautiful photo of structure stuns social media

People

5 years ago

A house built from plastic waste has got many people talking on Facebook as they wanted know how safe it is to live in such a building in the case of fire.

After waiting for 5 years, Nigerian lady finally wears matriculation gown, shares celebration photos

After waiting for 5 years, Nigerian lady finally wears matriculation gown, shares celebration photos

People

5 years ago

A Nigerian lady was happy that she could get her dream of going to school. Sharing photos of her matriculation event, the lady said she waited for 5 years.

Woman forced to pay N2.3m venue cost even after groom died before wedding day

Woman forced to pay N2.3m venue cost even after groom died before wedding day

People

5 years ago

An upset bride recently shared how she is being forced to pay for her wedding despite the fact that her groom had died before the wedding was to take place.

Great joy as man who worked as primary school gateman & cleaner for 23yrs bags degree, his former boss reacts

Great joy as man who worked as primary school gateman & cleaner for 23yrs bags degree, his former boss reacts

People

5 years ago

After working as the head janitor at Hightower Elementary School in DeKalb County, Georgia for over two decades, Tylan Bailey, has graduated with a degree.

Ko Por Ke: 6 Nigerian popular slangs and what they mean, Davido & Naira Marley coined some of them

Ko Por Ke: 6 Nigerian popular slangs and what they mean, Davido & Naira Marley coined some of them

People

5 years ago

Nigerian slangs have so gone global, thanks to the power of social media that keeps popularising their usages in everyday conversations on various platforms.

2 young men spray money on pastors in church, 'dish' new notes into offering basin, video goes viral

2 young men spray money on pastors in church, 'dish' new notes into offering basin, video goes viral

People

5 years ago

A video showing two young men's outrageous display of wealth in the church has gone viral as the duo threw money in the air while members encouraged them on.

After waiting at home for years, young Nigerian man rejoices as he gets university admission

After waiting at home for years, young Nigerian man rejoices as he gets university admission

Entertainment

5 years ago

A young Nigerian man posted about getting a university admission after waiting to have the same since 2017 that he finished ND. Many people celebrated with him.

I won't wear any 'cloth' till death comes - Nigerian traditionalist makes revelation in new video

I won't wear any 'cloth' till death comes - Nigerian traditionalist makes revelation in new video

Entertainment

5 years ago

A Nigerian traditionalist has said that it is against his belief to wear full clothes like normal people would. The man also revealed he is a great healer.

Joseph Omotayo