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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

Lovely photos of Femi Fani Kayode's triplets on their birthday melt hearts

Lovely photos of Femi Fani Kayode's triplets on their birthday melt hearts

People

5 years ago

How Nigerians in UK are taking care of themselves with bread, pepper, other food items as Covid-19 hits hard (photo)

How Nigerians in UK are taking care of themselves with bread, pepper, other food items as Covid-19 hits hard (photo)

World

5 years ago

See how airport officials are treating Nigerians stranded in Thailand for the past 2 months (photos)

See how airport officials are treating Nigerians stranded in Thailand for the past 2 months (photos)

Nigeria

5 years ago

After coronavirus killed his parents, this young boy is left to look after 2 siblings all alone

After coronavirus killed his parents, this young boy is left to look after 2 siblings all alone

World

5 years ago

50 Cent saga: How Charley Boy and Festus Keyamo betrayed me - Eedris Abdulkareem recounts

50 Cent saga: How Charley Boy and Festus Keyamo betrayed me - Eedris Abdulkareem recounts

World

5 years ago

90-year-old grandma makes Guinness World Records by playing PS 4, video games (see how she does it)

90-year-old grandma makes Guinness World Records by playing PS 4, video games (see how she does it)

Celebrities

5 years ago

Coronavirus will chase some Nigerians to their villages - TB Joshua reveals what God told him

Coronavirus will chase some Nigerians to their villages - TB Joshua reveals what God told him

Nigeria

5 years ago

The general overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet T B Joshua has said that pandemic such as coronavirus only happens in every 100 years.

This is how to go about solving Nigeria's problems during Covid-19 pandemic - Ooni of Ife

This is how to go about solving Nigeria's problems during Covid-19 pandemic - Ooni of Ife

Nigeria

5 years ago

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has said that he has been supporting the government in the fight against coronavirus by donating various materials.

Black man beats his peers, emerges the most successful student in top US school

Black man beats his peers, emerges the most successful student in top US school

People

5 years ago

An institution in the United States, Princeton University, has chosen its first black valedictorian in the school 274-year history for Princeton’s Class of 2020

Abacha's loot: It will cost you less than what you steal to fix Nigeria - Yul Edochie blasts Nigerian leaders

Abacha's loot: It will cost you less than what you steal to fix Nigeria - Yul Edochie blasts Nigerian leaders

Nollywood

5 years ago

Popular actor, Yul Edochie, has again lent his voice to the political issues in the country. He questions the nation's political leaders on why they steal.

No matter what, an Igbo man will never abandon their side chic - Nigerian lady reveals

No matter what, an Igbo man will never abandon their side chic - Nigerian lady reveals

Nigeria

5 years ago

A Nigerian lady with the name Lisa has thrown her support behind Igbo men in the nation, saying they never abandon any girl they've put in the family way..

How Toyin Abraham marked Mother's Day with new emotional video of her childbirth

How Toyin Abraham marked Mother's Day with new emotional video of her childbirth

World

5 years ago

In the mood of International Mother’s Day, popular Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, has released a moving video to mark the day. Doctors could be seen working.

Davido celebrates late mom on Mother's Day with throwback picture, lovely message

Davido celebrates late mom on Mother's Day with throwback picture, lovely message

People

5 years ago

Nigerian musician, Davido, has taken time out to celebrate his late mother on her International Mother’s Day as he wished that she continues to rest in peace.

Popular actress Chacha Eke celebrates son's 1 year birthday, shares lovely pictures

Popular actress Chacha Eke celebrates son's 1 year birthday, shares lovely pictures

Celebrities

5 years ago

A popular Nollywood actress, Cha-Cha Eke Faani, has celebrated her son, Awesome Faani, who clocked a year old on Sunday, May 10, as she called prayers for him.

Covid-19: Israel launches own disinfectant that kills 100% coronavirus

Covid-19: Israel launches own disinfectant that kills 100% coronavirus

Nigeria

5 years ago

The Israel Institute for Biological Research has created a novel disinfectant that kills 100% of bacteria and virus, including Covid-19, saying it works well.

Joseph Omotayo