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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

I fell into the sea while travelling to Germany, Nigerian narrates horrible experience

I fell into the sea while travelling to Germany, Nigerian narrates horrible experience

People

5 years ago

Grateful son buys same 2021 car model for himself and mum, shares cute photos

Grateful son buys same 2021 car model for himself and mum, shares cute photos

People

5 years ago

My sister stole my husband - Woman reveals how she trusted her partner too much

My sister stole my husband - Woman reveals how she trusted her partner too much

Entertainment

5 years ago

37-year-old grandma who was married at 16 thanks God, shares her life story

37-year-old grandma who was married at 16 thanks God, shares her life story

World

5 years ago

Nigerian lady finishes full plate of food, 2 slices of fish and big bottle of zobo, photos stir reactions

Nigerian lady finishes full plate of food, 2 slices of fish and big bottle of zobo, photos stir reactions

Entertainment

5 years ago

Baby dresses like Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, her photo causes massive stir online

Baby dresses like Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, her photo causes massive stir online

World

5 years ago

Nigerian lady causes massive stir online after showing off brand new car she bought for herself

World

5 years ago

A Nigerian used her new Mercedes Benz car to stir massive conversations online after saying she just bought it new. Nigerians congratulated her on the purchase.

Photos of Nigerian man who was once a barber charging N25 go viral, he now has PhD from UK university

Photos of Nigerian man who was once a barber charging N25 go viral, he now has PhD from UK university

World

5 years ago

Nasir Daniya has inspired many people on social media after he shared his grass-to-grace story with four photos. He said that he was once a barber and driver.

Baby takes money from a wallet, puts it inside her cloth like an adult, video stirs reactions

Baby takes money from a wallet, puts it inside her cloth like an adult, video stirs reactions

World

5 years ago

People have responded to the video of a baby who hid some currencies under her dress like adults. Many Twitter users said she must have learnt it from her mum.

Desperate man carries cardboard to beg for job, his photos go viral

Desperate man carries cardboard to beg for job, his photos go viral

People

5 years ago

Agaba Aziz shared a heartfelt and honest plea on social media. Agaba is looking for a job and shared his details online for people to help him move forward.

Viral video captures priceless reaction of baby when soldier-father came home after 7 months

Viral video captures priceless reaction of baby when soldier-father came home after 7 months

People

5 years ago

Many people have reacted to the video of a kid who expressed great happiness when she reunited with her father who was away on military duty for seven months.

Young man refuses to leave as friend brings in lady home on Valentine's Day, photo goes viral

Young man refuses to leave as friend brings in lady home on Valentine's Day, photo goes viral

World

5 years ago

A young man said that he denied his roommate the privacy he needed when he invited his girlfriend over for Valentine's Day celebration. Many said he did well.

Valentine's Day on the farm - Young Nigerian couple tend to their crops, their photos, video stir reactions

Valentine's Day on the farm - Young Nigerian couple tend to their crops, their photos, video stir reactions

Entertainment

5 years ago

A young wife with the Twitter name Mrs Zanga has generated massive comments on Twitter after posting about the way she and hubby spent Val's Day on the farm.

Nigerian man uses car engine as microwave to warm his food, shares photos

Nigerian man uses car engine as microwave to warm his food, shares photos

Entertainment

5 years ago

A Nigerian man with the Twitter handle @retsonbiz re-used the heatwave of a car engine to warm up his meal. He said he had to do that as there was no microwave.

Emotional moment baby tries to clean the tears of cartoon character on TV, photo goes viral

Emotional moment baby tries to clean the tears of cartoon character on TV, photo goes viral

People

5 years ago

Many people on Twitter emotionally reacted to the photo of a kid who attempted to give succour to a cartoon character when she saw it was crying on the TV.

Joseph Omotayo