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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

We found him - Young man whose angry childhood photo became popular meme speaks, reveals his identity

We found him - Young man whose angry childhood photo became popular meme speaks, reveals his identity

People

5 years ago

Girl behind angry boy in popular meme photo found on Twitter, says she was at the same event

Girl behind angry boy in popular meme photo found on Twitter, says she was at the same event

World

5 years ago

17-year-old Nigerian genius who had 9 A's in WAEC offered N1.9bn worth of scholarships in America and Canada

17-year-old Nigerian genius who had 9 A's in WAEC offered N1.9bn worth of scholarships in America and Canada

People

5 years ago

Nigerian students who finally graduated after 1 year delay dance to Burna Boy featured song Jerusalema

Nigerian students who finally graduated after 1 year delay dance to Burna Boy featured song Jerusalema

World

5 years ago

Man shares photo of his new kitchen, Twitter users 'roast' him with funny comments

Man shares photo of his new kitchen, Twitter users 'roast' him with funny comments

People

5 years ago

Church built 'almost 100 years ago' still stands strong, many marvel at its beautiful design

Church built 'almost 100 years ago' still stands strong, many marvel at its beautiful design

People

5 years ago

4-year-old boy mistakenly buys over N1m worth of ice cream with his mother's credit card

4-year-old boy mistakenly buys over N1m worth of ice cream with his mother's credit card

People

5 years ago

A kid put his mother in trouble as he purchased 51 cases of popsicles which were worth $2618.85 from Amazon with his mum's credit card. People helped them.

Nigerian man builds smart mirror for girlfriend that displays bible scriptures, tells her she's beautiful

Nigerian man builds smart mirror for girlfriend that displays bible scriptures, tells her she's beautiful

People

5 years ago

A young Nigerian man has shown that love is indeed beautiful as he shared photos of the smart mirror he built for his lover as a way to assist her routines.

Cute photos of these Nigerian twins on their birthday stir reactions

Cute photos of these Nigerian twins on their birthday stir reactions

People

5 years ago

Nigerians twins received much attention on their birthday after their photos surfaced on the internet. People drooled, said one of them, a lady, looks so cute.

Grandpa who rides okada for a living in Ikeja smiles as man delivers his beautiful photograph to him

Grandpa who rides okada for a living in Ikeja smiles as man delivers his beautiful photograph to him

Entertainment

5 years ago

A Nigerian photographer has given joy to an old okada rider in Lagos with his craft as he gave him a befitting shot. Many people said that he ought to be helped

Nigerian lady converts elevator's entrance into 'molue' with painting, her artistic photo wows people

Nigerian lady converts elevator's entrance into 'molue' with painting, her artistic photo wows people

World

5 years ago

A Nigerian lady with the Twitter handle @ceracerni has got many praising her artistic skill as she transformed an elevator to look like the popular yellow bus.

Pretty Nigerian twins mark their birthday with fine photoshoot, share throwback childhood picture

Pretty Nigerian twins mark their birthday with fine photoshoot, share throwback childhood picture

Entertainment

5 years ago

Nigerian twins received much love on social media after celebrating their birthday with a throwback photo taken 10 years ago. Some said they want to marry them.

Bill Gates' ex-wife Melinda becomes a billionaire after divorce from husband, she now owns new juicy shares

Bill Gates' ex-wife Melinda becomes a billionaire after divorce from husband, she now owns new juicy shares

Money

5 years ago

Melinda Gates has become one of the newest billionaires in town following the wealth transfer in shares she received from her former husband. She may get more.

Emotional moment father who could not buy toy for daughter gets surprise money from stranger at supermarket

Emotional moment father who could not buy toy for daughter gets surprise money from stranger at supermarket

People

5 years ago

People are praising a good Samaritan who gave a man some money so he can make his crying child happy by buying her the toy she really wanted at a supermarket.

Lady breaks down, cries as boyfriend proposes to her in viral video on his knee

Lady breaks down, cries as boyfriend proposes to her in viral video on his knee

World

5 years ago

The lady could not stand on her feet when the man proposed. She broke down on the floor. It took the intervention of some men to help her get up & take the ring

Joseph Omotayo