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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

FG reacts as Nigerian man living in Japan found huge sum of money and credit card

FG reacts as Nigerian man living in Japan found huge sum of money and credit card

Nigeria

5 years ago

This family's joy knows no bound, they just found their son who went missing at age 2 after 18 years (photo)

This family's joy knows no bound, they just found their son who went missing at age 2 after 18 years (photo)

People

5 years ago

American woman takes neighbour to court, questions her over the paternity of her 5 Nigerian dwarf goats

American woman takes neighbour to court, questions her over the paternity of her 5 Nigerian dwarf goats

Entertainment

5 years ago

Photos of Nigerian woman in US Army break the internet, many react

Photos of Nigerian woman in US Army break the internet, many react

Feature

5 years ago

Man breaks down after lover rejected his marriage proposal, wears the engagement ring he bought

Man breaks down after lover rejected his marriage proposal, wears the engagement ring he bought

People

5 years ago

Man succeeds, becomes CEO of oil and gas company years after being a security guard

Man succeeds, becomes CEO of oil and gas company years after being a security guard

World

5 years ago

How these hairdressers invented new hair style that looks like Covid-19 to create awareness (photos)

How these hairdressers invented new hair style that looks like Covid-19 to create awareness (photos)

Nigeria

5 years ago

The hairdressers in Kenya’s largest slum created a new style designed to emulate the prickly appearance of the coronavirus under a microscope. Read TUKO.co.ke

Nigerian man Osunsanya Michael makes it in Hungary, becomes doctor after 8 years

Nigerian man Osunsanya Michael makes it in Hungary, becomes doctor after 8 years

Entertainment

5 years ago

A Nigerian man, Osunsanya, has made it big abroad as he graduated from the University of Debrecen, Hungary, to become a medical doctor. He also writes songs.

How Nigerian lady did a perfect imitation with her makeup skill, she looked like Buhari (photos)

How Nigerian lady did a perfect imitation with her makeup skill, she looked like Buhari (photos)

Entertainment

5 years ago

A talented makeup artist, Richard Jane, has shown how good she really is in the art. On Facebook, she showed how she did an imitation of President Muhammadu.

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome reacts to govt's guidelines on churches, reveals those behind the plan (video)

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome reacts to govt's guidelines on churches, reveals those behind the plan (video)

Nigeria

5 years ago

Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, the general overseer of Christ Embassy, has reacted to the guidelines by the federal government for the gradual reopening of churches.

Full list of top 15 richest black people in the world (see where Dangote, Mike Adenuga stand)

Full list of top 15 richest black people in the world (see where Dangote, Mike Adenuga stand)

Business and Economy

5 years ago

Four Nigerians have again given the country pride of place among wealthy people in the world according to Africa Facts Zone as they make top 15 black richest.

Luck smiled on this father of 30 children as he became overnight millionaire (see what he sold)

Luck smiled on this father of 30 children as he became overnight millionaire (see what he sold)

People

5 years ago

A small-scale miner in Tanzania became an overnight millionaire after selling two rough Tanzanite gemstones said to be the biggest ever found in the country.

Before her death, this woman wrote a very important letter to God (this is what she said)

Before her death, this woman wrote a very important letter to God (this is what she said)

People

5 years ago

A Twitter user with handle name @_SegoMogorosi has erupted emotions with a soul-touching letter her 70-year-old grandmother left behind prior to her demise.

Woman finds her lookalike who lives in another country (see the striking similarity)

Woman finds her lookalike who lives in another country (see the striking similarity)

World

5 years ago

A woman, Bianca Mihai, found a woman who looks exactly like her. The doppelganger lives in a completely different country but they managed to meet each other.

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

5 years ago

The list of richest people in the world in 2020 has been released by Forbes. On the list, Jeff Bezos topped it as the richest man with $113 billion net worth.

Joseph Omotayo