Top News Website in Nigeria 24/25

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.

5940 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

Man sitting in Benz collects lady's number inside holdup, she collects his phone, quickly types it

Man sitting in Benz collects lady's number inside holdup, she collects his phone, quickly types it

People

2 years ago

Mohbad: Lady sees singer's lookalike on the street, Nigerians react to his striking resemblance

Mohbad: Lady sees singer's lookalike on the street, Nigerians react to his striking resemblance

People

2 years ago

Lady comes back home, realises landlord entered her apartment with spare key, raises concern

Lady comes back home, realises landlord entered her apartment with spare key, raises concern

People

2 years ago

Young male teacher spends his salary to cook food for students, serves them in emotional video

Young male teacher spends his salary to cook food for students, serves them in emotional video

People

2 years ago

Mohbad: Man draws KPK singer on street wall, young men gather around him, watch in video

Mohbad: Man draws KPK singer on street wall, young men gather around him, watch in video

People

2 years ago

"Na juju you for send": Lady sends fake alert to vendor, she delivers note, collects delivery fee

"Na juju you for send": Lady sends fake alert to vendor, she delivers note, collects delivery fee

People

2 years ago

Lady cooks different kinds of meal, says they are worth N3.2m, many react to edikaikong, fried rice

Lady cooks different kinds of meal, says they are worth N3.2m, many react to edikaikong, fried rice

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian chef displayed different bowls of food that ran into millions of naira. Many social media users did not agree meals should be worth that much.

"I need money for iPhone 15 Pro Max": Lady begs for money on street, people support her

"I need money for iPhone 15 Pro Max": Lady begs for money on street, people support her

People

2 years ago

A young lady got many people talking after she went on the street to beg for money for iPhone 15. Many people wondered and passed. She later gave the money out.

Mohbad: Throwback video of singer happy as talented man drew his photo and gave him after framing it

Mohbad: Throwback video of singer happy as talented man drew his photo and gave him after framing it

People

2 years ago

A video showing Mohbad when he was alive surfaced online as he received the artwork a Nigerian man who drew him gave him. Many people got emotional.

Imole: Man gets emotional after seeing Mohbad's child for 1st time, baby plays with him

Imole: Man gets emotional after seeing Mohbad's child for 1st time, baby plays with him

People

2 years ago

A man got many people showering prayers on Mohbad's son as he made a video about meeting the child. He said that the baby is also missing him so much.

Lady credits all her family member's bank accounts, brother plays "Dorime" in WhatsApp chat

Lady credits all her family member's bank accounts, brother plays "Dorime" in WhatsApp chat

People

2 years ago

A pretty Nigerian lady leaked chats from her family's WhatsApp group after she credited them some money. They praised the lady in a very funny way.

"Solo flight": Man flies plane without help for 1st time, friends pour water on his head

"Solo flight": Man flies plane without help for 1st time, friends pour water on his head

People

2 years ago

A smart young man who completed his first flight was celebrated as he sat in front of many light aircraft. His colleagues also tore his white shirt.

Kid refuses to allow anything stay on her head during birthday photoshoot, removes wig mum gave her

Kid refuses to allow anything stay on her head during birthday photoshoot, removes wig mum gave her

People

2 years ago

A baby who did not want either a wig or any gear on her head removed it every time she was given one. The child's photoshoot session did not go easily.

Lady comes down from okada, quickly jumps inside Land Cruiser, big man pays her fare

Lady comes down from okada, quickly jumps inside Land Cruiser, big man pays her fare

People

2 years ago

A lady has left tongues wagging on social media after she jumped from a boda boda into a Land Cruiser while in traffic. Netizens encouraged each other to get money.

Imole: Lady "scatters" herself on the floor as she cries for Mohbad, carries singer's framed photo

Imole: Lady "scatters" herself on the floor as she cries for Mohbad, carries singer's framed photo

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian lady displayed much emotion on the street as she cried hard for Mohbad's death, holding up his framed photo. Many people looked at her.

Joseph Omotayo