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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

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See the robot this young Igbo boy made with carton, many can't stop talking about him (video)

See the robot this young Igbo boy made with carton, many can't stop talking about him (video)

World

5 years ago

US govt gives big honour to Nigerian doctor Onyema who helped develop new COVID-19 vaccine, here is what they said about him

US govt gives big honour to Nigerian doctor Onyema who helped develop new COVID-19 vaccine, here is what they said about him

Nigeria

5 years ago

Nigerian man Eke who went into farming after degree succeeds, shows off farmland, crops (photos)

Nigerian man Eke who went into farming after degree succeeds, shows off farmland, crops (photos)

Entertainment

5 years ago

After graduating with first class in mathematics, this young Nigerian man without job becomes a farmer to make money (photos)

After graduating with first class in mathematics, this young Nigerian man without job becomes a farmer to make money (photos)

Education

5 years ago

Check out photos of how this young man renovated his bathroom into a classy spot

Check out photos of how this young man renovated his bathroom into a classy spot

Entertainment

5 years ago

Exclusive: Nigerian 200L student Okechukwu twists his body into different shapes, exhibits great flexibility (see photos)

Exclusive: Nigerian 200L student Okechukwu twists his body into different shapes, exhibits great flexibility (see photos)

Entertainment

5 years ago

2 Libya returnees fell in love, had a child after they were deported to Nigeria, here is their story (video)

2 Libya returnees fell in love, had a child after they were deported to Nigeria, here is their story (video)

People

5 years ago

Two Libyan returnees have shared their migration story and how they met each other while they were trying to use the African naton as a planned route to Europe.

Nigerian man travels abroad, marries foreign lady in Romania, their wedding photos go viral

Nigerian man travels abroad, marries foreign lady in Romania, their wedding photos go viral

Nigeria

5 years ago

A Nigerian man, Tare, has stirred reactions online after sharing the wedding photos he took with his Romanian bride. Many people wished them a blissful union.

Despite his 'crazy' hairstyle, this young man got job from top US bank, Nigerians react, say such can't happen in their country (photos)

Despite his 'crazy' hairstyle, this young man got job from top US bank, Nigerians react, say such can't happen in their country (photos)

Entertainment

5 years ago

A young man, Carlos Valerio, has given Nigerians much to talk about after he got a job as analyst with the Bank of America despite his dreadlock haristyle.

Hungry-looking lion, chimpanzee, crocodile spotted at Kaduna zoo, Funmi Iyanda, others react (photos)

Hungry-looking lion, chimpanzee, crocodile spotted at Kaduna zoo, Funmi Iyanda, others react (photos)

People

5 years ago

Nigerians took to Twitter to comment on viral photos of starved animals. Funmi Iyanda said the situation perfectly captures how public institutions operate.

Nigerian mom of 2 bags PhD in maths from this top university in Germany, says she wanted to quit many times (photos)

Nigerian mom of 2 bags PhD in maths from this top university in Germany, says she wanted to quit many times (photos)

Education

5 years ago

A Nigerian woman and mother of two, Itunu Grace, has been awarded her PhD by a top German university. She said that she wanted to quit on several ocassions.

Nigerian man stunned after ordering food in Edo, see the knife he was given to eat with (photo)

Nigerian man stunned after ordering food in Edo, see the knife he was given to eat with (photo)

Nigeria

5 years ago

A man, Clinton James, has narrated how he was treated at a restaurant in Benin city. He said that instead of cutlery, he was given a knife and a dirty spoon.

US election: Nigerian woman Esther Agbaje wins Assembly seat, makes nation proud (see number of votes she got)

US election: Nigerian woman Esther Agbaje wins Assembly seat, makes nation proud (see number of votes she got)

World

5 years ago

A Nigerian, Esther Agbaje, has won her seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives as she got more than 70% of the votes cast. She polled a big win of 17,396

After Nigerian pilot met this fine lady on Twitter, he quickly took things to a serious level, many react (photo)

After Nigerian pilot met this fine lady on Twitter, he quickly took things to a serious level, many react (photo)

Wedding

5 years ago

A Nigerian man, Arinze Odira, has taken to Twitter to share his love story as he said he will soon be getting married to a pretty lady he met on the platform.

Young man proposes to lady during prayer session, see how she ran away, left him on his knee (video)

Young man proposes to lady during prayer session, see how she ran away, left him on his knee (video)

People

5 years ago

A lady's reaction to a marriage proposal from a man has got many people laughing. After he proposed to her during a prayer session, the lady left the scene.

Joseph Omotayo