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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

Too much money! Richest black people in America in 2020 finally revealed (see where they made their money from)

Too much money! Richest black people in America in 2020 finally revealed (see where they made their money from)

Entertainment

5 years ago

Their workplace organised a surprise wedding for them, see how this couple reacted (photos)

Their workplace organised a surprise wedding for them, see how this couple reacted (photos)

Entertainment

5 years ago

Tonto Dikeh wishes herself Happy Father's Day, says she did it all alone

Tonto Dikeh wishes herself Happy Father's Day, says she did it all alone

Entertainment

5 years ago

Dan Foster's children wish their late dad happy Father's Day in emotional video

Dan Foster's children wish their late dad happy Father's Day in emotional video

Entertainment

5 years ago

Woman gives birth to triplets after 14 years of marriage looking for children (photos, videos)

Woman gives birth to triplets after 14 years of marriage looking for children (photos, videos)

Celebrities

5 years ago

This is why men spend their money on me, you can hate all you want - Bobrisky reveals in new video

This is why men spend their money on me, you can hate all you want - Bobrisky reveals in new video

Nigeria

5 years ago

As Covid-19 hits the world hard, this country puts up an entire village for sale (see how much)

As Covid-19 hits the world hard, this country puts up an entire village for sale (see how much)

Nigeria

5 years ago

A Swedish village in Sala is in the market for $7.2 million (N2,783,304,000). The entire hamlet is sitting on 62 acres of land and is composed of 70 buildings

Lovely photos of triplet sisters marrying triplet brothers on same day in Enugu break the internet

Lovely photos of triplet sisters marrying triplet brothers on same day in Enugu break the internet

World

5 years ago

The photos of triplet sisters marrying triplet brothers in Nigeria have gone viral. According to Gistreel, the marriage took place took place in Enugu state.

Coronavirus: Could this be the final solution? Nigerian man constructs tunnel that can kill off Covid-19 (photos)

Coronavirus: Could this be the final solution? Nigerian man constructs tunnel that can kill off Covid-19 (photos)

Nigeria

5 years ago

A graduate of UNILAG, Abiodun Abraham, has made a great input towards the fight against Covid-19 in the country. He built a disinfectant machine against viruses

Exchange rates of N1 to $1 from 1974 to 1985 finally revealed (see how strong naira was)

Exchange rates of N1 to $1 from 1974 to 1985 finally revealed (see how strong naira was)

Entertainment

5 years ago

Africa Facts Zone, a Twitter handle that unearths long-forgotten facts about the continent, has shown how Nigerian currently was almost as strong as the dollar.

Covid-19: Tension as another world leader tests positive for coronavirus, hospitalised with his wife

Covid-19: Tension as another world leader tests positive for coronavirus, hospitalised with his wife

World

5 years ago

Honduran President Juan Orlando has been hospitalized after testing positive to Covid-19. He is currently being treated for pneumonia. His wife is also positive

After getting my masters and PhD in UK, these are the thing I miss about Nigeria - Young lecturer reveals

After getting my masters and PhD in UK, these are the thing I miss about Nigeria - Young lecturer reveals

Entertainment

5 years ago

Emmanuel Mogaji, a faculty member of the University of Greenwich, UK, is one of the many Nigerians representing the country well abroad. He said he misses home.

Meet Nigerian woman in America who has 2 law licenses (see the countries she can practice in)

Meet Nigerian woman in America who has 2 law licenses (see the countries she can practice in)

Entertainment

5 years ago

Another Nigerian has represented the country well. Chika Eze on Monday, June 8, was sworn to the State Bar of Georgia. Judge Emily K Richardson swore her in.

How missing 19-year-old Nigerian protester was found dead in America after tweeting about this thing (photos)

How missing 19-year-old Nigerian protester was found dead in America after tweeting about this thing (photos)

World

5 years ago

A 19-year-old Nigerian Black Lives Matter protester, Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau has reportedly been found dead days after she was declared missing in Tallahassee.

Tuareg: An Islamic tribe where women own everything, can send their husbands packing (photo)

Tuareg: An Islamic tribe where women own everything, can send their husbands packing (photo)

People

5 years ago

The Tuareg culture, a tribe that is common in Mali and Niger, gives much power to women, allowing them to decide how they want to live their life in marriage.

Joseph Omotayo