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 has been writing for the human interest desk since 2019 and is currently the head of the desk. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. 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.

6165 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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Peter Obi, Ben Bruce meet with UK leaders, ask for help (photos)

Nigeria

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UAE denies refusing Nigerians visas, says such never happened

Nigeria

6 years ago

Khashoggi's children could get around $70 million as compensation for father's murder

World

6 years ago

The children of Jamal Khashoggi have received property worth millions of dollars as a one-time compensation and huge monthly allowances for the killing of the Saudi journalist, a source has said.

Just In: Wike wins 2 LGs as INEC resumes collation of Rivers election

Politics

6 years ago

INEC has resumed collation of governorship election results in Rivers state with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Nyesom Wike leading in two Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Port Harcourt City and Ikwerre

NOUN graduates to go for law school, NYSC - VC

Education

6 years ago

The Vice Chancellor (VC) of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu, has said that the school will accept all guidelines by the Nigeria Law School and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

50% Nigerians rely on borehole as clean source of water, 66% drink unsafe water - Poll revealed

Ask Legit

6 years ago

At this year’s World Water Day held on Friday, March 22, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has emphasized how every area of our lives depend on water for sustenance, saying that water is human right hence nobody should be denied.

Obiano is committed to N30,000 minimum wage, 25th payment date still stands - Head of service

Nigeria

6 years ago

Harry Udu, the Anambra state head of service has restated Governor Willie Obiano’s commitment to pay the new N30,000 minimum wage.

Just In: Ballot snatching, low turnout mar Imo re-run election

Politics

6 years ago

The supplementary election in some parts of Imo state has been marked with high level of low turnout, late arrival of voting materials, ballot box snatching and other forms of electoral violence.

Days after Boeing faced worldwide sanction, Air Peace gets its third 777 airplane (photos)

Nigeria

6 years ago

Air Peace, Nigerian famous airliner and biggest in West Africa, got the delivery of its third Boeing 777 airplane on Wednesday, March 20.

NNPC calls for bid on sale of direct petroleum product, says indigenous companies can apply

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has started the Direct Sale of Crude Oil and direct Purchase of Petroleum Product (DSDP).

Just In: School bus with over 40 students on-board crashes in Ekiti

Nigeria

6 years ago

A Toyota Coaster bus filled with over 40 pupils of St Lawrence School was involved in accident early hours of today along Textile Road area in Ado-Ekiti.

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