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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.

5441 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

Lady stirs debate after saying boys like asking girls 'have you eaten?'

Lady stirs debate after saying boys like asking girls 'have you eaten?'

World

5 years ago

Facts about the ancient walls of Benin which are longer than Great China Wall and how the British destroyed them (photos)

Facts about the ancient walls of Benin which are longer than Great China Wall and how the British destroyed them (photos)

Entertainment

5 years ago

Drama as husband finds out baby isn't his, months after wife's delivery (photos)

Drama as husband finds out baby isn't his, months after wife's delivery (photos)

Entertainment

5 years ago

Nigerian couple welcome triplet boys, celebrate their birth with amazing photoshoot that got people talking

Nigerian couple welcome triplet boys, celebrate their birth with amazing photoshoot that got people talking

Nigeria

5 years ago

Photos show successful female herdsman people cannot stop talking about (see her cows)

Photos show successful female herdsman people cannot stop talking about (see her cows)

Entertainment

5 years ago

Tears as man arrested at club tests COVID-19 positive in Lagos police cell

Tears as man arrested at club tests COVID-19 positive in Lagos police cell

People

5 years ago

UI science student lights up social media, draws Jay Jay Okocha with pencil (photos)

UI science student lights up social media, draws Jay Jay Okocha with pencil (photos)

People

5 years ago

A young artist, Toyosi, has got the praise of many on social media users after his pencil drawing of African football legend, Jay Jay Okocha surfaced on Twitter

China unveils bullet train, travels faster than aeroplane, covers 600km per hour

China unveils bullet train, travels faster than aeroplane, covers 600km per hour

Entertainment

5 years ago

China built a prototype bullet train, a kind of transport system that could rival the speed of an aeroplane. The govt is working on rolling its service out.

After sewing clothes in Nigeria for 'years', lady relocates to UK, says she will continue her business there (see reactions)

After sewing clothes in Nigeria for 'years', lady relocates to UK, says she will continue her business there (see reactions)

Entertainment

5 years ago

A lady who relocated to the UK a week ago has come on Twitter to say that she will continue her business in the foreign country. Many praised her smart move.

Lady shares photo taken with her mother 10 years ago, stirs reactions

Lady shares photo taken with her mother 10 years ago, stirs reactions

World

5 years ago

A pretty Nigerian lady, Yemisi, has stirred massive reactions on social media after she posted a throwback photo that had her, her sister and mother in it.

Check out the way this young hardworking lady renovated this dirty bathroom into a classy one, people react (photos)

Check out the way this young hardworking lady renovated this dirty bathroom into a classy one, people react (photos)

People

5 years ago

A young lady has shown that she is a master of her craft as she posted photos of the renovation she just carried out on her client's dirty-looking bathroom.

Grandma & grandchild farm together, cute photos show how they bonded

Grandma & grandchild farm together, cute photos show how they bonded

Feature

5 years ago

A young woman recently headed to Twitter to share heartwarming pics of a local gogo and her granddaughter looking very beautiful and bonding while farming.

Lady causes commotion after posting about making illegal money

Lady causes commotion after posting about making illegal money

Entertainment

5 years ago

Grace also known as @jim_wea said it is better to be broke than have money that is illegal. Tens of thousands have been reacting and arguing over her opinion.

Lady marks 32nd birthday, photos go viral as many say she looks young

Lady marks 32nd birthday, photos go viral as many say she looks young

People

5 years ago

A Nigerian lady with the Twitter handle @dorcasDugan and identified as Oge O has stirred massive reactions on the bird app as she marked her 32nd birthday.

Nigerian nurse relocates to UK, says country's evil to her is enough

Nigerian nurse relocates to UK, says country's evil to her is enough

World

5 years ago

A Nigerian lady has announced that she moved to the UK. Many people congratulated her, asking when theirs too will happen, others said that they'd join her.

Joseph Omotayo