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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

Covid-19: Why I am producing masks in Aba - Woman makes strong points

Covid-19: Why I am producing masks in Aba - Woman makes strong points

Nigeria

6 years ago

Covid-19: High praise for Dino Melaye as he begins giving out face masks, hand sanitizers, others in Kogi state

Covid-19: High praise for Dino Melaye as he begins giving out face masks, hand sanitizers, others in Kogi state

World

6 years ago

Beautiful female police officer breaks the internet with stunning photos, celebrates 12 years in force

Beautiful female police officer breaks the internet with stunning photos, celebrates 12 years in force

World

6 years ago

Apostle Suleman issues 1 new month strong prayer against coronavirus

Apostle Suleman issues 1 new month strong prayer against coronavirus

Nigeria

6 years ago

I raised my daughter to be tough but Covid-19 scares me - Father of nurse becomes emotional

I raised my daughter to be tough but Covid-19 scares me - Father of nurse becomes emotional

World

6 years ago

Oluwo of Iwoland offers self as sacrifice to end coronavirus (video)

Oluwo of Iwoland offers self as sacrifice to end coronavirus (video)

Nigeria

6 years ago

Ice Prince condemns people who bring their problem on social media, says the world has bigger issues

Ice Prince condemns people who bring their problem on social media, says the world has bigger issues

People

6 years ago

Well-known Nigerian musician, Ice Prince, on Sunday, March 29, has critically condemned people who bring all their problems on the online platform to discuss.

Coronavirus: Talented 13-year-old makes masks, gives them out to people for free

Coronavirus: Talented 13-year-old makes masks, gives them out to people for free

World

6 years ago

A 13-year-old boy, Charles Randolph, is using his skill to fight the pandemic ravaging the world with the aim to stem the widespread of the virus in the US.

Joy as lady who got rejected by 15 medical schools finally gets admission to study medicine

Joy as lady who got rejected by 15 medical schools finally gets admission to study medicine

Education

6 years ago

A black American lady, Sotonye, has shared a moving story with the Humans of New York on how she got into medical school despite the many obstacles in her way.

Covid-19: Now is the time for rich people and big churches in Africa to help - Nigerian man speaks

Covid-19: Now is the time for rich people and big churches in Africa to help - Nigerian man speaks

World

6 years ago

A well-known Nigerian academic, Ndubuisi Ekekwe, has spoken about the need for African billionaires and mega churches to rise up to fight coronavirus in Africa.

Covid-19: Dino Melaye donates free hand sanitizers, vitamin C, prays for Nigeria (video)

Covid-19: Dino Melaye donates free hand sanitizers, vitamin C, prays for Nigeria (video)

Nigeria

6 years ago

Popular Nigerian politician, Dino Melaye, has made a laudable charitable gesture as he donates dozens of free hand sanitizers, Vitamin C to people in Kogi.

Meet Eleanor Nwadinobi who has been fighting for women's welfare for years

Meet Eleanor Nwadinobi who has been fighting for women's welfare for years

Nigeria

6 years ago

Eleanor Nwadinobi is one of those constantly fight for Nigerian women’s rights to health and protection in Nigeria. She is also the president of the Medical Women’s International Association for female doctors and dentists.

85-year-old grandpa finds love again, marries new wife (photos)

85-year-old grandpa finds love again, marries new wife (photos)

Wedding

6 years ago

An 85-year-old elderly man has tied the knot to his female partner in a beautiful wedding ceremony and images of their special nuptial have been have gone viral.

My mum finally met women her foundation has helped for 20 years in Morocco - Richard Branson

My mum finally met women her foundation has helped for 20 years in Morocco - Richard Branson

World

6 years ago

British billionaire, Richard Branson, has written about the joyful feeling his mother had when she met the women that her foundation had helped for 20 years.

Celebrating 105-year-old man and his 96-year-old wife who have been married for almost 80 years

Celebrating 105-year-old man and his 96-year-old wife who have been married for almost 80 years

World

6 years ago

A black couple identified as A.J. & Lillie Reeves from Virginia who are 105 and 96 respectively, have celebrated 79 years of a happy marriage.

Joseph Omotayo