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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

Another Nigerian man succeeds, makes int'l list of successful people under age 30 in art and style (photos)

Another Nigerian man succeeds, makes int'l list of successful people under age 30 in art and style (photos)

Ask Legit

6 years ago

Meet 25-year-old innovator who made Nigeria's 1st 'carbon fibre' sports car (video, photos)

Meet 25-year-old innovator who made Nigeria's 1st 'carbon fibre' sports car (video, photos)

Technology

6 years ago

Popular US-Nigerian rapper gets man of the year cover for his amazing rap music

Popular US-Nigerian rapper gets man of the year cover for his amazing rap music

Nigeria

6 years ago

32-year-old Nigerian doctor receives great int'l award for using medicine in brilliant ways

32-year-old Nigerian doctor receives great int'l award for using medicine in brilliant ways

Nigeria

6 years ago

Popular 27-year-old Nigerian robotics engineer visits Nigeria, gets great welcome from Osinbajo (photos)

Popular 27-year-old Nigerian robotics engineer visits Nigeria, gets great welcome from Osinbajo (photos)

Technology

6 years ago

Nigerian man makes int'l wave, becomes judge of superior court in US (photo)

Nigerian man makes int'l wave, becomes judge of superior court in US (photo)

Nigeria

6 years ago

Delay not denial! Girl who failed JAMB 1st time emerged best graduating student of her department, clinches 7 awards (photos)

Delay not denial! Girl who failed JAMB 1st time emerged best graduating student of her department, clinches 7 awards (photos)

Nigeria

6 years ago

Everything, no matter how far off, soon falls into place with continued passion and commitment. This same can be said of Toun Banjo.

Celebrating Kofoworola Ademola, 1st African woman to get a degree from Oxford University

Celebrating Kofoworola Ademola, 1st African woman to get a degree from Oxford University

Education

6 years ago

Ademola, born on May 21, 1913, is the first black woman to attend an American college. Her father, Omoba Eric Olawolu Moore, was a very popular lawyer who married an African American returnee Aida Arabella.

Scientists trace origin of human race to Botswana, Africa

Scientists trace origin of human race to Botswana, Africa

Nigeria

6 years ago

Some scientists have traced the origin of all modern humans to a place that south of the Zambezi River in Bostwanna, Africa’s huge lake called Lake Makgadikgadi.

All you need to know about Igbo people of Jamaica

All you need to know about Igbo people of Jamaica

World

6 years ago

The “red Ibo” or “red eboe” is a word used to refer to Igbo slaves in Jamaica basically because of their light skin complexion. They have also greatly influenced the Jamaican people.

Historic gold coin linked to site owned by Prophet Mohammed's successor sold for over N1bn (photo)

Historic gold coin linked to site owned by Prophet Mohammed's successor sold for over N1bn (photo)

World

6 years ago

A historic Islamic coin, called Umayyad coin, made from gold gotten from north-west of Mecca in Saudi Arabia and believed to be 1,200 years old has sold for £3.7 million.

Google honours Fela's mother, Fumilayo Ransome-Kuti, with special logo (photo)

Nigeria

6 years ago

Google Doodle, a special feature that honours important personalities, has recognized Chief Fumilayo Ransome-Kuti for human-centered activism and fighting for women’s rights.

Just in: Ministers to only fly business class, must submit travel plans to SGF

Just in: Ministers to only fly business class, must submit travel plans to SGF

Nigeria

6 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has given approval to a new rule that mandates all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to make a submission of their annual travel schedules to the office of the SGF.

Smart move as actor's mother turned down $2m deal for her child, asked for $100k continuous payment

Smart move as actor's mother turned down $2m deal for her child, asked for $100k continuous payment

World

6 years ago

Jason Weaver, who is the singing voice for Young Simba character for Disney’s The Lion King, has revealed how he turned down a deal from the popular movie company.

Top 5 Africans who got the biggest honour in the world (see full list)

Top 5 Africans who got the biggest honour in the world (see full list)

Ask Legit

6 years ago

Wole Soyinka, Nelson Mandela and three others are among several Africans that have been awarded the Nobel Prize honour since its inception in 1895.

Joseph Omotayo