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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.

5439 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

"What's the electricity bill?" Man finally gets Bitcoin machine that gives $8 daily, smiles with joy

"What's the electricity bill?" Man finally gets Bitcoin machine that gives $8 daily, smiles with joy

People

2 years ago

"I wanted to promote Nigeria": Brave man drives danfo bus from London to Lagos, speaks in video

"I wanted to promote Nigeria": Brave man drives danfo bus from London to Lagos, speaks in video

People

2 years ago

"You need constant electricity": Man who got machine that gives dollars daily shares more videos

"You need constant electricity": Man who got machine that gives dollars daily shares more videos

People

2 years ago

12 people take 10,000km road trip from Ghana to London with Benz, Lexus, say it has been their dream

12 people take 10,000km road trip from Ghana to London with Benz, Lexus, say it has been their dream

People

2 years ago

"Na taxi for Dubai": Man takes white Tesla to trenches, easily gets the attention of women and kids

"Na taxi for Dubai": Man takes white Tesla to trenches, easily gets the attention of women and kids

People

2 years ago

Man places his tablet, AirPod, watch on car to see if people will take them, expresses shock when he returns

Man places his tablet, AirPod, watch on car to see if people will take them, expresses shock when he returns

People

2 years ago

Young man renovates his 1 room, paints & tiles it, shares transformation video with cool wallpaper

Young man renovates his 1 room, paints & tiles it, shares transformation video with cool wallpaper

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian man has got many people admiring his new room after he transformed the same into a cool place to live in. He tiled the floor and painted the wall.

"He's accurate": Nigerian man walks like Wizkid, copies his move, holds cup

"He's accurate": Nigerian man walks like Wizkid, copies his move, holds cup

People

2 years ago

A young man had many people asking him where he learned to walk like Wizkid as he acted like the singer in a viral video. Many commended the man's accuracy.

Pretty lady working as software engineer in Portland says she earns N151.7m, enjoys stock options

Pretty lady working as software engineer in Portland says she earns N151.7m, enjoys stock options

People

2 years ago

A young lady who is making a big salary in tech as a software engineer has said that she got bonuses and has stock options in the company she works for abroad.

"We can use it for vehicle": Video of crashed plane's engine in Lagos surfaces online, people show surprise

"We can use it for vehicle": Video of crashed plane's engine in Lagos surfaces online, people show surprise

People

2 years ago

A clip showing the engine of the light plane that crashed in Lagos has stirred massive reactions online. People were amazed by the engineering that went into it

"Trust the process": Nigerian lady gets American visa, full scholarship with free living costs after rejection

"Trust the process": Nigerian lady gets American visa, full scholarship with free living costs after rejection

People

2 years ago

A lady has shared a video documenting the struggles she went through before she got an American visa. After rejection, she got a visa and a full scholarship.

"I paid insurance & tax": Man buys cheap Hyundai car for N443k in UK, resells it for N1.8m, pockets profits

"I paid insurance & tax": Man buys cheap Hyundai car for N443k in UK, resells it for N1.8m, pockets profits

People

2 years ago

A man who bought a cheap vehicle in the UK resold the same car for a good profit as he pocketed $1,000. He told people he serviced it and changed its tyres.

"You're strong": Lady leaves 2-month-old baby with her mother, travels to UK to work as nurse

"You're strong": Lady leaves 2-month-old baby with her mother, travels to UK to work as nurse

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

A young lady had to leave her newborn baby with her mother as the opportunity to work in the UK showed up. Many said that she must have made a lot of sacrifices

Boy with well-spoken English language loses senior prefect election to another kid in school, accepts defeat

Boy with well-spoken English language loses senior prefect election to another kid in school, accepts defeat

People

2 years ago

A short video showing a smart kid speaking calmly about his loss in his school's election has stirred massive reactions on social media. Many people were wowed.

"Keep it up": Nigerian lady makes cute shoe by herself, clients from UK, Ghana rush her

"Keep it up": Nigerian lady makes cute shoe by herself, clients from UK, Ghana rush her

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian lady who made a gorgeous shoe posted a video that captured the processes that went into making it. Many men were astounded by her sense of hard work.

Joseph Omotayo