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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

Meet Nigerian mathematical genius, Iya Abubakar, who became a professor at 28

Meet Nigerian mathematical genius, Iya Abubakar, who became a professor at 28

Nigeria

6 years ago

How 6-year-old Nigerian boy became youngest Microsoft specialist, defeated over 200

How 6-year-old Nigerian boy became youngest Microsoft specialist, defeated over 200

Nigeria

6 years ago

Meet first black woman to own veterinary hospital in Cleveland, US

Meet first black woman to own veterinary hospital in Cleveland, US

World

6 years ago

Meet Chinonso Eche, amazing 11-year-old freestyler, one of Nigeria's best (video)

Meet Chinonso Eche, amazing 11-year-old freestyler, one of Nigeria's best (video)

Nigeria

6 years ago

Meet Nigerian actor who stars in one of Hollywood's most anticipated movies

Meet Nigerian actor who stars in one of Hollywood's most anticipated movies

World

6 years ago

Massive joy as Nollywood actor Kenneth Okolie and wife, Jessica welcome their first child (photo)

Massive joy as Nollywood actor Kenneth Okolie and wife, Jessica welcome their first child (photo)

Entertainment

6 years ago

FEC approves increase in VAT rate to 7.2%, to take effect in 2020

FEC approves increase in VAT rate to 7.2%, to take effect in 2020

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) rate to 7.2% from his previous 5%, though it would still need the nod of the National Assembly.

9 things you should know about American-Nigerian rapper Wale who claims to be the greatest of all time

9 things you should know about American-Nigerian rapper Wale who claims to be the greatest of all time

World

6 years ago

American-Nigerian rapper, Wale, whose full name is Olubowale Victor Akintimehin, on Friday, September 6, said that he is the greatest rapper of all time.

Meet Ayoola Adeola, the best African female postgraduate student in China

Meet Ayoola Adeola, the best African female postgraduate student in China

Education

6 years ago

Ayoola Adeola has joined the league of Nigerians making the nation proud on the international scene as she won the award for best African female postgraduate student in China.

Breaking: Musa Wada defeats Melaye to emerge PDP gov candidate in Kogi

Breaking

Breaking: Musa Wada defeats Melaye to emerge PDP gov candidate in Kogi

Nigeria

6 years ago

Engr. Musa Wada has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag bearer for the November 16 governorship election, defeating Dino Melaye

16 good Nigerians Buhari met in Japan during TICAD7 summit

16 good Nigerians Buhari met in Japan during TICAD7 summit

Ask Legit

6 years ago

As Nigeria’s public and international image keep getting hit and stained by the criminal acts of the nation’s citizens in the diaspora, there are still many whose honest works promote the country.

How US sends its citizens to Nigeria every year to learn Yoruba language (video)

How US sends its citizens to Nigeria every year to learn Yoruba language (video)

Nigeria

6 years ago

Language is not just a vital means of communication, it is an important marker of identity and a power tool of socialisation. Learning is of great significance.

Foreign media lists Teni, 4 others as NextGen artists changing music rules in Nigeria

Foreign media lists Teni, 4 others as NextGen artists changing music rules in Nigeria

Ask Legit

6 years ago

Lagos is not only the economic hub Nigeria, it is also the creative centre of many artistes experimenting with new tunes, and forms of music.

Why we closed Nigeria-Benin border - Buhari explains

Why we closed Nigeria-Benin border - Buhari explains

Politics

6 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, August 28, explained the reason for the partial closure of Nigeria’s border with the Benin republic.

Farmer's son from Osun wins big tech grant in US with his startup company

Farmer's son from Osun wins big tech grant in US with his startup company

Nigeria

6 years ago

Nigerian-American agrictech startup, EZFarming, has been selected for the 500 startups accelerator programme in San Francisco, California.

Joseph Omotayo