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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.

5439 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

Emotional video of rented apartment built with wood causes buzz, tenant cooks on stones

Emotional video of rented apartment built with wood causes buzz, tenant cooks on stones

People

2 years ago

Nigerian lady who travelled to Libya for work returns after 5 years, many celebrate her homecoming

Nigerian lady who travelled to Libya for work returns after 5 years, many celebrate her homecoming

People

2 years ago

Lady's mother got angry after daughter fell pregnant, situation changed after seeing newborn

Lady's mother got angry after daughter fell pregnant, situation changed after seeing newborn

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

Lady suffers with boyfriend when he was a driver, man makes it, "spoils" her with money in video

Lady suffers with boyfriend when he was a driver, man makes it, "spoils" her with money in video

People

2 years ago

Rich Nigerian man takes CLA 45 AMG Benz worth over N42m to UNILAG, clip shows students "rushing" him

Rich Nigerian man takes CLA 45 AMG Benz worth over N42m to UNILAG, clip shows students "rushing" him

People

2 years ago

Nigerian man boasts, sprays surprised kid N50 biscuits, says "uncle is here, eat my money"

Nigerian man boasts, sprays surprised kid N50 biscuits, says "uncle is here, eat my money"

People

2 years ago

Lady takes daughter on vacation, treats her nice, "says" husband too broke to join the trip

Lady takes daughter on vacation, treats her nice, "says" husband too broke to join the trip

People

2 years ago

A woman who could afford to take her daughter on an expensive trip left without her husband. She "called" him broke for not being able to afford his flight ticket.

UK immigration questions: Lady kneels and bows after passing through border, thanks God in video

UK immigration questions: Lady kneels and bows after passing through border, thanks God in video

People

2 years ago

A young lady who successfully relocated to the UK was happy that she was now in a land of big opportunities. The lady gave God all the glory and knelt on the floor.

Cute albino baby with flawless skin plays on mum's bed, video trends online, women praise child

Cute albino baby with flawless skin plays on mum's bed, video trends online, women praise child

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

A video of a cute albino kid stirred massive reactions as people talked about how cute the child was. The baby's hair colour was perfect. He also looked innocent.

Pretty lady falls in love with handsome supermarket worker, becomes too shy to approach him

Pretty lady falls in love with handsome supermarket worker, becomes too shy to approach him

People

2 years ago

A pretty lady was not ashamed to tell people the young man she admired in a supermarket. For lack of confidence, she asked social media users to help her out.

"My trust issue:" Wife works as cleaner, pays hubby's school fees in Canada, he becomes bank manager

"My trust issue:" Wife works as cleaner, pays hubby's school fees in Canada, he becomes bank manager

People

2 years ago

A husband made a video about his wife for supporting him in his time of need. He said the woman became a cleaner and sent him to school in Canada.

Man rents fine house for mum of 2 after seeing her dirty apartment, gifts her N1m, she screams

Man rents fine house for mum of 2 after seeing her dirty apartment, gifts her N1m, she screams

People

2 years ago

A young man put a big smile on the face of a woman he met days ago and saw how bad her apartment was. He rented a new place for and gave a million naira.

"My 1st": Young man builds tiny self-con house with cement blocks, roofs it on time, paints interior

"My 1st": Young man builds tiny self-con house with cement blocks, roofs it on time, paints interior

People

2 years ago

A young Nigerian man got people applauding him for investing into his life by building a portable house. The house was properly finished with a borehole.

Groom and bride make grand entrance into wedding hall, seat in N42.4m Mercedes Benz GLC

Groom and bride make grand entrance into wedding hall, seat in N42.4m Mercedes Benz GLC

People

2 years ago

A short video showing a young man and his bride arriving at their wedding in a multi-million naira Benz has stirred massive reactions. People were wowed by them.

"We do wigs": Hairdresser and apprentices sing in salon, seize many people's attention

"We do wigs": Hairdresser and apprentices sing in salon, seize many people's attention

People

2 years ago

A video of a woman and her mentees dancing and singing in her salon as they promoted their business has stirred massive reactions. Many praised their boss.

Joseph Omotayo