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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

Nigerian lady packs 8 awards, graduates as best student in her department, photos get people talking

Nigerian lady packs 8 awards, graduates as best student in her department, photos get people talking

World

5 years ago

Lady delivers twins, sends photo to doctor who delivered her as a baby 26 years ago, stirs massive reactions

Lady delivers twins, sends photo to doctor who delivered her as a baby 26 years ago, stirs massive reactions

World

5 years ago

Lady recreates childhood photo of her and mum with own daughter 24 years later

Lady recreates childhood photo of her and mum with own daughter 24 years later

World

5 years ago

Nigerian man shares photo of house in Lagos with toilet that has staircase, says he'll move to the island

Nigerian man shares photo of house in Lagos with toilet that has staircase, says he'll move to the island

World

5 years ago

I worked hard for this - Lady shows off her new N23.2m Tesla car, blasts those who asked where she got money

I worked hard for this - Lady shows off her new N23.2m Tesla car, blasts those who asked where she got money

Entertainment

5 years ago

Small dog looks for two cats' trouble, video show how it keeps playing with their tails

Small dog looks for two cats' trouble, video show how it keeps playing with their tails

People

5 years ago

Nigerian lady paints women, 'foresees' country having female president in future, photos cause massive stir

Nigerian lady paints women, 'foresees' country having female president in future, photos cause massive stir

Entertainment

5 years ago

A talented artist has generated a massive reaction online after sharing photos of the works she just painted to celebrate this year's International Women's Day.

Man regains freedom after he was wrongfully jailed for 23 years, to be paid N205.7m

Man regains freedom after he was wrongfully jailed for 23 years, to be paid N205.7m

World

5 years ago

Curtis Flowers spent 23 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. The state of Mississippi has been ordered to compensate Curtis Flowers with N205.7m.

4-year-old boy makes Yorubas proud, recites over 200 proverbs in the language, his video goes viral

4-year-old boy makes Yorubas proud, recites over 200 proverbs in the language, his video goes viral

People

5 years ago

A four-year-old kid, Olamilekan Iyanuoluwa Adebayo, could be a Yoruba export with his brilliant recitation of over 200 proverbs. His uses his skill to teach.

Young Nigerian man paints Okonjo-Iweala on a big wall, photos of artwork go viral

Young Nigerian man paints Okonjo-Iweala on a big wall, photos of artwork go viral

People

5 years ago

An artist from Katsina, Bamaiya Danladi, has again proved that he is worth his salt as he painted Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on a big street wall. Many were wowed.

Viral video shows emotional moment Nigerian man gets promotion in US Army, his little daughter decorates him

Viral video shows emotional moment Nigerian man gets promotion in US Army, his little daughter decorates him

People

5 years ago

A Nigerian man basked in the euphoria of being a dad on the day he was promoted in the American Army. His daugter gave him his badge as she played with him.

Street vulcanizer spotted teaching young boy serious English at his shop, photo surprises people

Street vulcanizer spotted teaching young boy serious English at his shop, photo surprises people

Entertainment

5 years ago

In a picture shared in TroTro Diaries, the gentleman who is a vulcanizer at Palladium in Accra was seen teaching the young boy from came from school. See more..

Tianjin Binhai: Photos and video show Chinese big library with 1.2 million books and tall shelves

Tianjin Binhai: Photos and video show Chinese big library with 1.2 million books and tall shelves

People

5 years ago

Tianjin Binhai Library has many books that would interest a book lover any day. The space is a beautiful design with lounges and patios for its many visitors.

Amazing parents contribute money among themselves, build classrooms for their kids, photo goes viral

Amazing parents contribute money among themselves, build classrooms for their kids, photo goes viral

World

5 years ago

Parents of the children at Jumba Senior Secondary School in Mthatha recently took the initiative to build additional classrooms at the school for their kids.

Young man uses pencil to draw exact image of his client, shares photos, many praise him

Young man uses pencil to draw exact image of his client, shares photos, many praise him

People

5 years ago

A young Nigerian man has become popular on social media after he posted a photos of the work he did with a pencil. Many said his art looks cute and very neat.

Joseph Omotayo