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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

MC Olumo's lover Ehi celebrates him on his birthday, shares dancing videos, showers prayers

MC Olumo's lover Ehi celebrates him on his birthday, shares dancing videos, showers prayers

Entertainment

5 years ago

Real Warri Pikin shares amazing photos of mum, daughter and her to mark Mother's Day

Real Warri Pikin shares amazing photos of mum, daughter and her to mark Mother's Day

Entertainment

5 years ago

Mother's Day: Billionaire Femi Otedola celebrates the 2 most important women in his life, shares photos

Mother's Day: Billionaire Femi Otedola celebrates the 2 most important women in his life, shares photos

Entertainment

5 years ago

Fans gave Erica millions but when Christians contributed to their pastors, people complained - Nigerian lady

Fans gave Erica millions but when Christians contributed to their pastors, people complained - Nigerian lady

Entertainment

5 years ago

Young man shoots online proposal at Elon Musk, says he knows how to sell Tesla well in Africa

Young man shoots online proposal at Elon Musk, says he knows how to sell Tesla well in Africa

World

5 years ago

Pretty lady goes online in search for husband, says man must be able to cook, clean, Nigerians react

Pretty lady goes online in search for husband, says man must be able to cook, clean, Nigerians react

People

5 years ago

After 11 years of marriage, woman gives birth to triplets in Bayelsa, tells wives to only trust God

After 11 years of marriage, woman gives birth to triplets in Bayelsa, tells wives to only trust God

Entertainment

5 years ago

A woman, Regina, has given birth to a set of triplets after she trusted God for eleven years to have her own babies. Many people congratulated the new mother.

Teacher feeds students with hot meals every day from her salary, photos go viral

Teacher feeds students with hot meals every day from her salary, photos go viral

Entertainment

5 years ago

Abenah Serwaah Mankosa, a class one teacher at Aninkroma D/A Primary School in Adankwame District in the Ashanti Region, is touching the lives of her pupils.

Erica's fans gift out N10m in scholarship to celebrate star girl's birthday

Erica's fans gift out N10m in scholarship to celebrate star girl's birthday

TV Shows

5 years ago

BBNaija's star Erica Nlewedim has been shown much love by her fans on her birthday. They gave out a scholarship worth N10m to poor secondary school students.

Kind woman returns N172k mistakenly sent to her account, gets N347k reward some months after

Kind woman returns N172k mistakenly sent to her account, gets N347k reward some months after

People

5 years ago

Neema Grace was going through a tumultuous time as her mother was suffering from cervical cancer and had been hospitalised at the Kenyatta National Hospital.

Nigerian lady who once hawked becomes professional shoemaker, plans to build her own university

Nigerian lady who once hawked becomes professional shoemaker, plans to build her own university

World

5 years ago

A young Nigerian lady has succeeded big in the shoemaking industry, a thing that changed her life for good. A former hawker, she hopes to open a school someday.

Young Nigerian family celebrate their birthdays all in March, beautiful photoshoot stirs reactions

Young Nigerian family celebrate their birthdays all in March, beautiful photoshoot stirs reactions

Entertainment

5 years ago

A Nigerian family stirred positive reactions from tweeps after it was revealed that their birthdays fall in the month of March. Many say they look beautiful.

I'm strong, true son of the soil - Nigerian soldier proclaims, shows off in new photos

I'm strong, true son of the soil - Nigerian soldier proclaims, shows off in new photos

World

5 years ago

A soldier has showcased his pride for joining the Army as he said he is as bold as a lion, telling whoever cares to know that is a true son of the country.

Two young men engage in funny pillow fight, their video sparks massive reactions

Two young men engage in funny pillow fight, their video sparks massive reactions

World

5 years ago

A South African Twitter user recently headed online to share a hilarious clip of men having a pillow fight. In the clip, the men are blindfolded making it fun.

Young man makes fine arts on wall, showcases his skill, people praise him

Young man makes fine arts on wall, showcases his skill, people praise him

World

5 years ago

A young fine artist has gained massive attention on Twitter after he made works people could not just resist. He turned a dull wall into something beautiful.

Joseph Omotayo