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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.

5939 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

Parrot becomes instant celeb, breaks the internet after singing this popular Beyonce song (video)

Parrot becomes instant celeb, breaks the internet after singing this popular Beyonce song (video)

World

5 years ago

Check out the skill of this young Nigerian barber, he scatters Twitter, everybody wants him to come to their states (photos)

Check out the skill of this young Nigerian barber, he scatters Twitter, everybody wants him to come to their states (photos)

Entertainment

5 years ago

Big celebrations for this young man as he emerged best student at Nigerian Law School (photos)

Big celebrations for this young man as he emerged best student at Nigerian Law School (photos)

Entertainment

5 years ago

History made as speed train travels from Lagos to Ibadan, video shows its cool inside

History made as speed train travels from Lagos to Ibadan, video shows its cool inside

World

5 years ago

Mother and little daughter go viral after wearing this matching beautiful outfit (photos)

Mother and little daughter go viral after wearing this matching beautiful outfit (photos)

World

5 years ago

This popular politician becomes internet sensation after uploading over 10,000 photos on his Facebook account all at once

This popular politician becomes internet sensation after uploading over 10,000 photos on his Facebook account all at once

World

5 years ago

Pastor Chris says it won't take more than 10 years for the world to end, makes confident prediction (video)

Pastor Chris says it won't take more than 10 years for the world to end, makes confident prediction (video)

Entertainment

5 years ago

Pastor Chris, the head of Love world Ministries a.k.a Christ Embassy has given the timeline of when the rapture will happen, saying it won't exceed 10 years.

Beautiful lady gives orange seller a chance, dates him, now they are gloriously married in US (here are their wedding photos)

Beautiful lady gives orange seller a chance, dates him, now they are gloriously married in US (here are their wedding photos)

World

5 years ago

Stories like the one a Nigerian man with the Twitter handle @iKingMillie are the reasons why people say love is a beautiful adventure. They got married in US.

Emotional moment mother gives car to daughter on her wedding day, see what the mom said that made people cry (video)

Emotional moment mother gives car to daughter on her wedding day, see what the mom said that made people cry (video)

World

5 years ago

Her mum who spoke in Yoruba, said the bride is a daughter in whom she is well pleased. The proud mum said the bride lived with her, loved her. Read more Legit

BBNaija 2020: Kiddwaya and Prince evicted, here are what they said about Nengi

BBNaija 2020: Kiddwaya and Prince evicted, here are what they said about Nengi

Feature

5 years ago

The whole house was tensed when Ebuka called the evicted person as the customary exchange of final goodbyes in the house followed. It was really a sad moment.

Destiny helper finds Nigerian woman who stayed under the rain selling oranges to feed her kids, shivering with cold (videos, photo)

Destiny helper finds Nigerian woman who stayed under the rain selling oranges to feed her kids, shivering with cold (videos, photo)

People

5 years ago

A Nigerian man with the Twitter name Okikiola has proved that there are still ‘angels’ in the world as he helped a woman selling oranges under the rain in Lagos

Nigerian mum disobeys her daughter who wanted only carrots as photo shows other things she brought

Nigerian mum disobeys her daughter who wanted only carrots as photo shows other things she brought

World

5 years ago

Massive reactions have trailed a lady tweet after she posted what she asked her mom to come with and what the mother decided to bring despite their agreement.

Is this the end to Yahoo Yahoo? This 26-year-old wins tech prize, her innovation could stop internet fraud (photos)

Is this the end to Yahoo Yahoo? This 26-year-old wins tech prize, her innovation could stop internet fraud (photos)

Technology

5 years ago

Charlette N’Guessan has become the first woman ever to win the 2020 Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. She won £25,000.

Man sees great business opportunity during Covid-19 period, here is the beautiful coding school he opened in Ibadan (photos)

Man sees great business opportunity during Covid-19 period, here is the beautiful coding school he opened in Ibadan (photos)

Nigeria

5 years ago

A Nigerian with the handle @Danjo_Oosha has said that as Covid-19 happened, his friends and him used the opportunity to fill a gap in the Nigerian tech sector.

Hot drama: Wedding canceled after man stormed ceremony, said he's father to bride and groom

Hot drama: Wedding canceled after man stormed ceremony, said he's father to bride and groom

Entertainment

5 years ago

A couple in Tana River county was forced to cancel their wedding when a man claiming to be their father emerged just as they were about to walk down the aisle.

Joseph Omotayo