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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

Joy as Nigerian man who bagged 1st class in maths gets N9.2bn worth scholarship for PhD in Ireland

Joy as Nigerian man who bagged 1st class in maths gets N9.2bn worth scholarship for PhD in Ireland

World

5 years ago

Photo shows expensive Tesla electric car trying to avoid big pothole in Lagos, Nigerians give funny reactions

Photo shows expensive Tesla electric car trying to avoid big pothole in Lagos, Nigerians give funny reactions

Entertainment

5 years ago

Nigerian mechanical engineer graduate turns petty house painter to survive, shares his NYSC photo

Nigerian mechanical engineer graduate turns petty house painter to survive, shares his NYSC photo

Entertainment

5 years ago

Man shares photos of N15k kitchen cabinet Nigerian carpenter made for new apartment, causes frenzy online

Man shares photos of N15k kitchen cabinet Nigerian carpenter made for new apartment, causes frenzy online

World

5 years ago

UK soldiers fly in the air with amazing tech jet suit, video showing officer over the sea stirs reactions

UK soldiers fly in the air with amazing tech jet suit, video showing officer over the sea stirs reactions

People

5 years ago

Dear sir, please don't do this again - Neighbour takes photo of man's house, sends him powerful letter

Dear sir, please don't do this again - Neighbour takes photo of man's house, sends him powerful letter

World

5 years ago

Proud mum poses with her newborn kid as she bags university degree, people react

Proud mum poses with her newborn kid as she bags university degree, people react

Entertainment

5 years ago

A social media user with the Twitter name, Angel Earlene, has finally bagged a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science. She posed with her daughter in photos.

Secular turned gospel singer Chidinma preaches in Yoruba to men at beer parlour, video goes viral

Secular turned gospel singer Chidinma preaches in Yoruba to men at beer parlour, video goes viral

Entertainment

5 years ago

Chidinma Ekile has shown that she is going to keep spreading the word of Christ. In a short video, the gospel artiste preached to some men at a beer parlour.

Nigerian lady celebrates getting Canadian citizenship, shares 'enjoyment' photo

Nigerian lady celebrates getting Canadian citizenship, shares 'enjoyment' photo

Entertainment

5 years ago

Many people have rejoiced with a Nigerian lady who just got her Canadian citizenship. People said that the God who did hers will also come through for them.

Nigerian triplets 'step out' in style on their birthday, share throwback photo, stir reactions

Nigerian triplets 'step out' in style on their birthday, share throwback photo, stir reactions

People

5 years ago

Nigerians have praised beautiful triplets as they appreciated how far they have grown into good-looking adults. People said they want three kids at once too.

Man takes Tesla electric car to buy fuel at filling station in Lagos, petrol attendant becomes confused

Man takes Tesla electric car to buy fuel at filling station in Lagos, petrol attendant becomes confused

World

5 years ago

A Nigerian man has made an attendant look like a fool in a viral video. He pranked him by taking a Tesla to a filling station, asking to buy fuel inside the car

Cement is too expensive - Nigerian man who built house with plastic bottles finally speaks in viral video

Cement is too expensive - Nigerian man who built house with plastic bottles finally speaks in viral video

People

5 years ago

Ahmed Yahaya said when he was setting out to build house with plastic bottles, a lot of people thought he was very unserious. The result, however, amazed them.

22-year-old Nigerian lady who bagged first class and distinction from 2 foreign universities builds apps

22-year-old Nigerian lady who bagged first class and distinction from 2 foreign universities builds apps

Entertainment

5 years ago

A 22-year-old Nigerian, Hauwa Ibrahim Aminu, said she hopes for a future where her applications would be commercially used. Many people online celebrated her.

Photos of couple's Islamic wedding with touch of modernity stun social media, Nigerians react

Photos of couple's Islamic wedding with touch of modernity stun social media, Nigerians react

Entertainment

5 years ago

A couple received massive prayers from tweeps when photos of their wedding surfaced on social media. While it got mixed reactions, many said the look cute.

Young man finishes university with perfect scores, photo of his results from part 1 wows many people

Young man finishes university with perfect scores, photo of his results from part 1 wows many people

World

5 years ago

A young man's success in the university has motivated many on social media as people said that he must have really studied hard to come out with strong grades.

Joseph Omotayo