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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

White man and groomsmen dance to Yoruba song at 'wedding ceremony', hilarious video goes viral

White man and groomsmen dance to Yoruba song at 'wedding ceremony', hilarious video goes viral

World

5 years ago

Pretty Nigerian woman wears ankara-styled gown on her wedding day

Pretty Nigerian woman wears ankara-styled gown on her wedding day

Entertainment

5 years ago

Young black lady shows off white boyfriend on Valentine's Day, their photo together gets people talking

Young black lady shows off white boyfriend on Valentine's Day, their photo together gets people talking

Entertainment

5 years ago

Pastor Sam Adeyemi wishes wife Happy Valentine's Day, shares cute date photo

Pastor Sam Adeyemi wishes wife Happy Valentine's Day, shares cute date photo

World

5 years ago

Nigerian lady finishes 2 big cucumbers with packs of groundnuts, her photos generate massive reactions

Nigerian lady finishes 2 big cucumbers with packs of groundnuts, her photos generate massive reactions

People

5 years ago

Frustrated Nigerian lady hits Abuja street with cardboard to beg for job, her photo stirs reactions

Frustrated Nigerian lady hits Abuja street with cardboard to beg for job, her photo stirs reactions

People

5 years ago

Nigerian man makes great arts using generator plugs, photos of his works cause massive stir

Nigerian man makes great arts using generator plugs, photos of his works cause massive stir

World

5 years ago

A Nigerian man, Kelly Omodamwen, has made been massively celebrated online as a super-skilled installation artist. He makes uses of spark plugs as his materials

Lady finds husband, becomes pregnant months after posting she wants a baby, her love story amazes people

Lady finds husband, becomes pregnant months after posting she wants a baby, her love story amazes people

People

5 years ago

A woman with the Twitter handle @giseloloya got both the love and the baby she wanted many months after posting about her desire. Many congratulated the lady.

2-year-old kid makes beats, sweet music by hitting home washing machine, his video goes viral

2-year-old kid makes beats, sweet music by hitting home washing machine, his video goes viral

World

5 years ago

A kid has been massively praised on social media for showing a great skill for making music. The boy made beats by beating against his family's washing machine.

Man remembers bike man that used to give him free rides, buys rider new tricycle, shares photos

Man remembers bike man that used to give him free rides, buys rider new tricycle, shares photos

People

5 years ago

A Nigerian man with the Twitter handle @Manlikechisom has rewarded a bike man who served him for five years with a new tricycle. Many praised his act of love.

Young lady passes her IELTS exam, leaves Nigeria, becomes registered nurse in UK

Young lady passes her IELTS exam, leaves Nigeria, becomes registered nurse in UK

World

5 years ago

A Nigerian lady, Atinuke, took to Twitter to announce how grateful she is to have relocated to the UK. She also said that she is now a registered nurse there.

Nigerian man showcases his cow business, buys land for them, hopes to make big profit

Nigerian man showcases his cow business, buys land for them, hopes to make big profit

Entertainment

5 years ago

Amtai Abdullahi Ali has been praised for grazing his cows on the land that he bought for that function. The man hopes to strike gold with the business soon.

Nigerian doctor gets big honour in Canada, recognised as black woman with impacts

Nigerian doctor gets big honour in Canada, recognised as black woman with impacts

People

5 years ago

APSA Surgeon has recongnised the feats of a Nigerian doctor, Tito Daudo, in making people's lives easier. Tweeps said that is a perfect example of black power.

Policeman and taxi driver gets praise as they return missing items to the rightful owner

Policeman and taxi driver gets praise as they return missing items to the rightful owner

People

5 years ago

A taxi driver has proven that there're still people with hearts of gold after he returned items a client left in his car to the Tema Community 1 Police Station.

Nigerian man from Edo graduates from top UK university, shares how it all started 6 years ago

Nigerian man from Edo graduates from top UK university, shares how it all started 6 years ago

World

5 years ago

A brilliant Nigerian man, Ehigie Osebor, has become a medical doctor years after working hard to achieve his dream at King's College in the United Kingdom.

Joseph Omotayo