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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

Man condemns Nigerians as Yoruba gods get massive celebration in Brazil, viral video stirs reactions

Man condemns Nigerians as Yoruba gods get massive celebration in Brazil, viral video stirs reactions

World

5 years ago

Nigerian woman showcases fresh okro she harvested from cement sack farming, says husband will eat sweet soup

Nigerian woman showcases fresh okro she harvested from cement sack farming, says husband will eat sweet soup

World

5 years ago

Great turnaround as 18-year-old who was declared dead by doctors starts blinking, comes back to life

Great turnaround as 18-year-old who was declared dead by doctors starts blinking, comes back to life

World

5 years ago

FG evacuates stranded Nigerians in Saudi Arabia, their arrival photos spark massive reactions

FG evacuates stranded Nigerians in Saudi Arabia, their arrival photos spark massive reactions

People

5 years ago

Drama as company announces vacancy for position 35 minutes after worker died, people react

Drama as company announces vacancy for position 35 minutes after worker died, people react

World

5 years ago

Go and marry - Reactions as Nigerian man shows off his cooking skill, makes a video of frying stew

Go and marry - Reactions as Nigerian man shows off his cooking skill, makes a video of frying stew

People

5 years ago

Man who was rejected for studying Igbo in university makes it, PhD students now use his published book

Man who was rejected for studying Igbo in university makes it, PhD students now use his published book

Education

5 years ago

A Nigerian man, Ogbonnaya Mark, rose above all the challenges that sought to pull him down as he made it big from studying Igbo language in the university.

Steve Jobs' 1973 handwritten application letter when he was looking for work sells for over N83m

Steve Jobs' 1973 handwritten application letter when he was looking for work sells for over N83m

World

5 years ago

The application letter of the former Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, has been auctioned at over N83m. Though the paper appears creased with age, it still looks good.

Single dad of 2 dances in joy after marrying woman who has been trying to have kids for 10 years

Single dad of 2 dances in joy after marrying woman who has been trying to have kids for 10 years

People

5 years ago

A man, Sidney, is overjoyed for finding love with a woman who has been hoping for the fruit of the womb for the past 10 years. Their dancing video went viral.

62-year-old mother of 9 takes education seriously, goes back to primary school, photo stirs reactions

62-year-old mother of 9 takes education seriously, goes back to primary school, photo stirs reactions

People

5 years ago

At 62 years, blessed with both children and grandchildren, Maureen Ngoma enrolled herself into grade 8 at the Senga Lumbwe Basic School under adult literacy.

Africa's richest man Dangote 'humbles' himself, speaks with his workers to motivate them, video goes viral

Africa's richest man Dangote 'humbles' himself, speaks with his workers to motivate them, video goes viral

People

5 years ago

A video has gone viral which has Aliko Dangote congratulating his staff. In response, the workers only celebrated him. Many Nigerians have praised the act.

E choke: Top 5 slangs in Nigeria and what they mean, Davido started 3 of them

E choke: Top 5 slangs in Nigeria and what they mean, Davido started 3 of them

People

5 years ago

Apart from being a musician, Davido has influenced so many Nigerian youths in the country with his many coinages. Some of them are "e choke" and "who dey breet"

Little girl 'scatters' leg moves to Highway song by DJ Kaywise and Phyno, viral video surprises many

Little girl 'scatters' leg moves to Highway song by DJ Kaywise and Phyno, viral video surprises many

Music

5 years ago

The dance moves of a little girl to the popular song by DJ Kaywise has generated interesting conversations on Twitter. People said she is very creative with it.

You can make more money than bank manager - Reactions as man showcases new keke he bought for himself

You can make more money than bank manager - Reactions as man showcases new keke he bought for himself

World

5 years ago

A Nigerian tailor seems to be venturing into transportation business as he bought a new tricycle. In celebrating himself on Twitter, he posted photos of it.

Photos of 'okada' with long seat that can carry 8 people at once 'break' the internet

Photos of 'okada' with long seat that can carry 8 people at once 'break' the internet

People

5 years ago

The photos of a bike restructured to carry many passengers all at once has got people on Twitter questioning what was on the mind of the person who made it.

Joseph Omotayo