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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

Top 7 richest people in the world finally revealed (see where Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga stand)

Top 7 richest people in the world finally revealed (see where Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga stand)

People

6 years ago

Exchange rates of N1 to $1 from 1974 to 1985 finally revealed (see how strong naira was)

Exchange rates of N1 to $1 from 1974 to 1985 finally revealed (see how strong naira was)

Entertainment

6 years ago

Meet Nigerian woman in America who has 2 law licenses (see the countries she can practice in)

Meet Nigerian woman in America who has 2 law licenses (see the countries she can practice in)

Entertainment

6 years ago

Top 11 countries with most educated people in Africa finally released (see full list)

Top 11 countries with most educated people in Africa finally released (see full list)

World

6 years ago

Lockdown: This is the amount US govt paid us each to stay at home - Nigerian man (video)

Lockdown: This is the amount US govt paid us each to stay at home - Nigerian man (video)

Nigeria

6 years ago

If George Floyd had done his DNA, he was probably from Nigeria - Abike Dabiri speaks as Nigeria mourns his death (video)

If George Floyd had done his DNA, he was probably from Nigeria - Abike Dabiri speaks as Nigeria mourns his death (video)

People

6 years ago

UNILAG makes Forbes list, beats other schools in Africa for doing this 1 thing

UNILAG makes Forbes list, beats other schools in Africa for doing this 1 thing

World

6 years ago

The University of Lagos, Akoka, has been ranked as the third most productive school in teaching entrepreneurial skills in Africa. University of Cape Town led.

Nigerian man invents stove that can cook food and charge phones (photo)

Nigerian man invents stove that can cook food and charge phones (photo)

Technology

6 years ago

A 26 year-old Nigerian, Max Chinnah, causes excitement as he has made history with the inventing a smokeless stove that he patented with his partner, Attigah.

Beautiful family photos of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's family break the internet

Beautiful family photos of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's family break the internet

World

6 years ago

Nigeria's former minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is one of many the country and Africa as a whole is proud to have. She is a precious gift to Africa.

Meet stunning Ghanaian nurse whose black skin has been taken over by vitiligo (photos)

Meet stunning Ghanaian nurse whose black skin has been taken over by vitiligo (photos)

World

6 years ago

A beautiful Ghanaian nurse by name Enam Honya Heikeens has had her beautiful black skin taken away by a skin condition called vitiligo which started at age 7

Flashback: Day 'witches' challenged Apostle Suleman, told him what they would do for him if he heals Covid-19 patients

Flashback: Day 'witches' challenged Apostle Suleman, told him what they would do for him if he heals Covid-19 patients

World

6 years ago

The Founder and General overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman has been challenged to heal coronavirus patients in the nation.

Rich young Nigerian man flaunts his dad's fleet of Rolls Royce, pictures go viral

Rich young Nigerian man flaunts his dad's fleet of Rolls Royce, pictures go viral

World

6 years ago

There are many silent wealthy families in this country that do not always make headlines but could probably be richest than those who are always in our faces.

After coronavirus killed his parents, this young boy is left to look after 2 siblings all alone

After coronavirus killed his parents, this young boy is left to look after 2 siblings all alone

World

6 years ago

Three children were left orphaned after their parents passed away from the novel coronavirus recently. An NGO helped raise N81 million to help them survive.

Nigerian man Ifeanyi makes nation proud, wins big school award in US, American school celebrates him (see his photo)

Nigerian man Ifeanyi makes nation proud, wins big school award in US, American school celebrates him (see his photo)

World

6 years ago

A Nigerian man, Ifeanyi Okpala, studying in the US has made the nation really proud by winning a special award for his MS thesis at the University of Alabama.

Top 7 oldest buildings in Nigeria and what you must know about them (photos)

Top 7 oldest buildings in Nigeria and what you must know about them (photos)

Entertainment

6 years ago

Architectural designs are some of the attractions that draw tourists into the country. And one peculiar thing about buildings is that they speak about times.

Joseph Omotayo