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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 sweeps 2 awards, bags first class, photos of her graduation wow people

Nigerian lady sweeps 2 awards, bags first class, photos of her graduation wow people

Entertainment

5 years ago

Nigerian lady causes massive stir after finishing plate of beans with 1 big bottle of zobo

Nigerian lady causes massive stir after finishing plate of beans with 1 big bottle of zobo

People

5 years ago

I didn't know what life was until you were born - Father rejoices as wife gives birth after 17yrs

I didn't know what life was until you were born - Father rejoices as wife gives birth after 17yrs

World

5 years ago

Young lady makes beautiful crafts from discarded coconut shells, people praise her

Young lady makes beautiful crafts from discarded coconut shells, people praise her

People

5 years ago

Nigerian lady shoots shots at Alex Iwobi, says she wants to have his kids, shares chat screenshots

Nigerian lady shoots shots at Alex Iwobi, says she wants to have his kids, shares chat screenshots

People

5 years ago

Adorable photos of couple who've been married for 25 years become viral sensation as they show off their kids

Adorable photos of couple who've been married for 25 years become viral sensation as they show off their kids

Entertainment

5 years ago

Lady rocks full hair in viral photos, people say she looks cute, draw comparisons

Lady rocks full hair in viral photos, people say she looks cute, draw comparisons

People

5 years ago

A pretty lady with the Twitter name Chocodamixx was massively praised by tweeps after she rocked a beautiful hairstyle that filled her head in a big afro way.

Beautiful moment kid crawls to mum while she was reporting live on TV

Beautiful moment kid crawls to mum while she was reporting live on TV

World

5 years ago

In a video shared on Twitter by her colleagues, one could see her ten-month-old son, Nolan, crawling on her leg live on air as she was in the middle of her repo

Nigerian man digs himself out of snow in America, complains of body ache, shares photos

Nigerian man digs himself out of snow in America, complains of body ache, shares photos

Entertainment

5 years ago

A Nigerian, Jackson Ude, shared photos of his snowfall he had at his house in America. When he tweeted about the discomfort it caused, Nigerians downplayed it.

Young Nigerian man makes flower vases out of mud, showcases his hustle in beautiful photos

Young Nigerian man makes flower vases out of mud, showcases his hustle in beautiful photos

People

5 years ago

A young Nigerian man with the Twitter handle @radioboycragg got people's attention with his brown-painted flower pots made from mud. Tweeps said they love them.

Nigerian lady showcases her natural hair without attachments, photos go viral

Nigerian lady showcases her natural hair without attachments, photos go viral

World

5 years ago

A Nigerian identified as Becky has given retro vibes with her natural hair as she flaunted it with two photos on social media. Ladies appreciated its fullness.

Corper appreciates dad who sells woods to fund her education (videos, photos)

Corper appreciates dad who sells woods to fund her education (videos, photos)

Entertainment

5 years ago

A corps member, Winnie Jane, has praised her daddy for how he used his sawing wood business to give her a befitting education. She promised to care for him.

Catholic sister 'scatters' dance floor with cool moves to Timaya's song in viral video, Nigerians react

Catholic sister 'scatters' dance floor with cool moves to Timaya's song in viral video, Nigerians react

People

5 years ago

The video of a Catholic sister dancing to Timaya's I Concur stirred up mixed reactions among those who think it is a good act and those who said it was overdone

Man showcases his amazing collection of perfumes in viral photo, stirs massive reactions

Man showcases his amazing collection of perfumes in viral photo, stirs massive reactions

Nigeria

5 years ago

A man with the handle @C3rdric got the attention he wanted after he shared a photo showing his beautiful collection of perfumes. He generated mixed reactions.

Pretty lady says she gets judged for marrying an old man, narrates her love story

Pretty lady says she gets judged for marrying an old man, narrates her love story

Entertainment

5 years ago

The 28-year-old woman is still two years shy of 30 and to many, she still has her whole life ahead of her. But she chose to settle down and start a family.

Joseph Omotayo