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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

Big drama as 87-year-old grandpa sells houses he gave his children because they refused to attend his wedding

Big drama as 87-year-old grandpa sells houses he gave his children because they refused to attend his wedding

World

5 years ago

Massive celebration for grandma who marked 116 years shakes the internet

Massive celebration for grandma who marked 116 years shakes the internet

People

5 years ago

Nigerian man Ifeanyi makes nation proud, wins big school award in US, American school celebrates him (see his photo)

Nigerian man Ifeanyi makes nation proud, wins big school award in US, American school celebrates him (see his photo)

World

5 years ago

My dad bought me this fine car because I graduated at 20 with high grades - Lady shows off gift (photos)

My dad bought me this fine car because I graduated at 20 with high grades - Lady shows off gift (photos)

People

5 years ago

How this physically-challenged math teacher reacted after his students verbally abused him in class will inspire you

How this physically-challenged math teacher reacted after his students verbally abused him in class will inspire you

Nigeria

5 years ago

Why 7 million women could become pregnant during this lockdown - UN gives reason

Why 7 million women could become pregnant during this lockdown - UN gives reason

Entertainment

5 years ago

Covid-19: This is how far we've gone in finding traditional cure for coronavirus - Ooni of Ife gives important update

Covid-19: This is how far we've gone in finding traditional cure for coronavirus - Ooni of Ife gives important update

People

5 years ago

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi on Wednesday, April 29, expressed hope as he said that Nigerian would overcome the battle against coronavirus.

Nurse and her mother test positive to coronavirus in Lagos as state takes another blow

Nurse and her mother test positive to coronavirus in Lagos as state takes another blow

Nigeria

5 years ago

An unnamed nurse and her mother have reportedly tested positive for coronavirus after showing symptoms of Covid-19 in Imokun, Epe local government area of Lagos

Top 7 oldest buildings in Nigeria and what you must know about them (photos)

Top 7 oldest buildings in Nigeria and what you must know about them (photos)

Entertainment

5 years ago

Architectural designs are some of the attractions that draw tourists into the country. And one peculiar thing about buildings is that they speak about times.

This 22-year-old buys N14.2bn house in America, see pictures of the house

This 22-year-old buys N14.2bn house in America, see pictures of the house

World

5 years ago

Kylie Jenner, a popular American media personality and family to the Kardashians, has bought a very expensive estate in the choicest part of Los Angeles, US.

This popular Hollywood actor used to feed from refuse before he became a world star

This popular Hollywood actor used to feed from refuse before he became a world star

Entertainment

5 years ago

The story of Djimon Hounsou is one that would inspire any day. His Hollywood fame never came on a silver platter as he had to struggled from nowhere to the top.

Coronavirus: Big blow for Lagos state as 3 medical doctors test positive

Coronavirus: Big blow for Lagos state as 3 medical doctors test positive

Nigeria

5 years ago

The Medical Guild has said that three health workers who are its members have tested positive for coronavirus at the Alimosho General Hospital and LASUTH, Ikeja

Meet Irving, 1st black pilot to fly solo around the world for 97 days at just 23

Meet Irving, 1st black pilot to fly solo around the world for 97 days at just 23

Entertainment

5 years ago

Barrington Irving, at just age 23 years old, made history when he became the 1st black pilot to fly solo around the world, an event which happened on June 27.

Coronavirus: Nigerian man designs locally-made ventilator, showcases it in viral video

Coronavirus: Nigerian man designs locally-made ventilator, showcases it in viral video

World

5 years ago

As the world struggles against coronavirus with short supply of medical supplies, an unnamed talented young Nigerian rose up to the challenge with his skill.

How 2 students took up fight against Covid-19 with their special handwashing technology

How 2 students took up fight against Covid-19 with their special handwashing technology

World

5 years ago

The students at the centre of this creative inventions are Lucky Mwaka and Mansoor Muhammad, who both work at the university’s research and innovaton labor.

Joseph Omotayo