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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.

5941 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

Lady wears bum shorts to market, fixes nails, preacher quickly opens bible: "People are unserious"

Lady wears bum shorts to market, fixes nails, preacher quickly opens bible: "People are unserious"

People

2 years ago

Nigerian man begs dad for N2k, he sends his bank account number, their WhatsApp chat "leaks"

Nigerian man begs dad for N2k, he sends his bank account number, their WhatsApp chat "leaks"

People

2 years ago

Man flaunts international passport with Canadian visa, packs bags and relocates, praises agent

Man flaunts international passport with Canadian visa, packs bags and relocates, praises agent

People

2 years ago

Man takes his house from foundation level to decking in 6 days, labourers and carpenters get busy

Man takes his house from foundation level to decking in 6 days, labourers and carpenters get busy

People

2 years ago

Man who relocated abroad starts working in warehouse, people react: "We need more doctors in Canada"

Man who relocated abroad starts working in warehouse, people react: "We need more doctors in Canada"

People

2 years ago

WAEC result: Young man with low score in math relocates to America, gets law admission

WAEC result: Young man with low score in math relocates to America, gets law admission

People

2 years ago

Man upgrades iPhone XR to iPhone 13 Pro Max, adds true tone feature, installs stronger battery

Man upgrades iPhone XR to iPhone 13 Pro Max, adds true tone feature, installs stronger battery

People

2 years ago

A video of a man upgrading an iPhone XR to a higher version has got many people asking for his location. He changed the device and gave it a new case and screen

Curvy lady dances, her dog seeks attention, jumps and pulls gown many times

Curvy lady dances, her dog seeks attention, jumps and pulls gown many times

People

2 years ago

A curvy lady was dancing in front of her camera when her dog suddenly appeared and started disturbing her. She could not keep the animal off and dance well.

Man who lost life savings and came back from abroad broke gets help, says "friends want to send me out"

Man who lost life savings and came back from abroad broke gets help, says "friends want to send me out"

People

2 years ago

A man who got back to Nigeria broke after spending years abroad has got his friends wanting to help him relocate so he can have his better life back and enjoy.

Man who started plantain chips business with less than N100k builds 3rd house, plans to give tips

Man who started plantain chips business with less than N100k builds 3rd house, plans to give tips

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian man is building his third house after succeeding in a plantain business he started four years ago with less than N100k. Many people were impressed.

Self-con apartment for N495 daily rent amazes many, it has tiles, separate kitchen and toilet

Self-con apartment for N495 daily rent amazes many, it has tiles, separate kitchen and toilet

People

2 years ago

A one room apartment renting for N495 daily has stirred massive reactions as people quickly calculated how much it would be in a year. The house is well tiled.

Nigerian lady relocates abroad with her boyfriend, they continue enjoying sweet love

Nigerian lady relocates abroad with her boyfriend, they continue enjoying sweet love

People

2 years ago

A pretty lady who relocated with her boyfriend made a clip about it to show that she is having a good time abroad. Many ladies were proud of their relationship.

Man living abroad returns after people drained his life savings in Nigeria, speaks good English

Man living abroad returns after people drained his life savings in Nigeria, speaks good English

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian man who had spent many years abroad said he entrusted his life savings into wicked people's hands who squandered it. He is now earning N50k monthly.

Nigerian lady goes into farming, feeds her fish: "No shame in what pays the bills"

Nigerian lady goes into farming, feeds her fish: "No shame in what pays the bills"

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian lady with a big fish farm that has over 50 ponds encouraged more people to come into fish farming because it is lucrative. Many asked her questions.

Man dances like Michael Jackson beside lady in market, she pushes him away, people watch

Man dances like Michael Jackson beside lady in market, she pushes him away, people watch

People

2 years ago

A man who always dances like Michael Jackson went to the market and tried to get the attention of a lady who pushed him away from her shop. Many watched them.

Joseph Omotayo