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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.

5439 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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Nigerian man finishes his house in 5 months, celebrates his success, shows off cool interior decor

Nigerian man finishes his house in 5 months, celebrates his success, shows off cool interior decor

People

2 years ago

"He must be earning in dollars": Nigerian man gifts wife brand new Range Rover on wedding day

Wedding

2 years ago

Young Nigerian man builds tiny house, fences it with cement blocks, tiles interior and install POP

Young Nigerian man builds tiny house, fences it with cement blocks, tiles interior and install POP

People

2 years ago

"CEO at 20": Lady invests N3m on herself, buys 2 kekes, many celebrate her business strategy

"CEO at 20": Lady invests N3m on herself, buys 2 kekes, many celebrate her business strategy

People

2 years ago

"Every man you see now wants to take you to bed": Pretty lady laments with tears in her eyes

"Every man you see now wants to take you to bed": Pretty lady laments with tears in her eyes

People

2 years ago

Thanksgiving Day: Mum puts her baby inside pot in kitchen, girl poses for beautiful photoshoot

Thanksgiving Day: Mum puts her baby inside pot in kitchen, girl poses for beautiful photoshoot

People

2 years ago

"I have to let her go": Drama as maid finishes her madam's drink without permission, opens gate late

"I have to let her go": Drama as maid finishes her madam's drink without permission, opens gate late

People

2 years ago

A woman who had a maid was frustrated as the woman blatantly kept her waiting outside her house without opening a gate for her on time. Many were surprised.

Nigerian family buys their first house 2 years after moving to UK, signs property documents, rejoice

Nigerian family buys their first house 2 years after moving to UK, signs property documents, rejoice

People

2 years ago

A young family has shared their story online after they bought a beautiful house in the UK. Many people wanted to know how they were able to get such so fast.

Nigerian kid runs around in joy after getting admission into UK nursery school, family celebrates

Nigerian kid runs around in joy after getting admission into UK nursery school, family celebrates

People

2 years ago

A baby could not hide his joy when he was finally given admission into nursery school after several months of trying to enrol him. He ran around happily.

"N200k in 2 weeks": Nigerian lady works from home, earns in dollars as virtual assistant

"N200k in 2 weeks": Nigerian lady works from home, earns in dollars as virtual assistant

People

2 years ago

A lady who works from home and earn in cool dollars has been a video about how she is enjoying life. She said she works as a virtual assistant from her bedroom.

Roofing cost: Man starts his house foundation, bricklayers work on site, he poses with cement block

Roofing cost: Man starts his house foundation, bricklayers work on site, he poses with cement block

People

2 years ago

A young Nigerian man who started his building project stirred massive reactions online after he made a video about it and posted it online. He was yet to roof.

Pretty lady with facial hair shaves, says she used to be insecure about her body

Pretty lady with facial hair shaves, says she used to be insecure about her body

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

A lady with facial hair shaved it in a clip as she spoke about how she used to be very insecure about the condition. Many people offered her options to deal with it.

"I got my UK work visa in 1 week": Lady packs her bags, leaves Nigeria, eats food during flight

"I got my UK work visa in 1 week": Lady packs her bags, leaves Nigeria, eats food during flight

People

2 years ago

A young lady who eventually joined her lover in the UK said that she got her UK visa in less than one week. Many people celebrated the lady's relocation.

Twins scatter house with powder, stain sofa, frustrate mother at home in trending video

Twins scatter house with powder, stain sofa, frustrate mother at home in trending video

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

A mother was so sad and frustrated when her twins scattered her living room and stained the sofa with white powder. She prayed against having twins.

Oyo chef reportedly breaks Alan Fisher's Guinness world record, cooks for 200 hours, video trends

Oyo chef reportedly breaks Alan Fisher's Guinness world record, cooks for 200 hours, video trends

People

2 years ago

An Oyo chef, Tope Maggie, has finally completed his 200-hour cooking challenged that he started days ago. There has not been official response from GWR yet.

Joseph Omotayo