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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

"Electricity is another thing": Young man acquires Bitcoin machine that give $8, watches dollars on screen

"Electricity is another thing": Young man acquires Bitcoin machine that give $8, watches dollars on screen

People

2 years ago

2023 WAEC: Nigerian girl clears her result after scoring 309 in JAMB-UTME, wants to study economics

2023 WAEC: Nigerian girl clears her result after scoring 309 in JAMB-UTME, wants to study economics

People

2 years ago

"No forget papa": Young man takes his mother to fine restaurant, treats her like queen, spoon feeds her

"No forget papa": Young man takes his mother to fine restaurant, treats her like queen, spoon feeds her

People

2 years ago

2023 WAEC: 15-year-old girl clears her results with 8 A's after scoring 334 in JAMB, gets quick admission

2023 WAEC: 15-year-old girl clears her results with 8 A's after scoring 334 in JAMB, gets quick admission

People

2 years ago

WAEC 2023 result: Nigerian girl makes her papers, gathers 3 A's & several B's, photo of result goes viral

WAEC 2023 result: Nigerian girl makes her papers, gathers 3 A's & several B's, photo of result goes viral

People

2 years ago

2023 WAEC: Student scores D7 in literature after passing maths & English with good grades, shares result

2023 WAEC: Student scores D7 in literature after passing maths & English with good grades, shares result

People

2 years ago

WAEC result: Boy who used to collect trash in Lagos clears papers after man promised him university education

WAEC result: Boy who used to collect trash in Lagos clears papers after man promised him university education

People

2 years ago

A young Nigerian man was very happy that the boy he has been helping with his education finally performed well in his 2022 WAEC. The boy cleared his papers.

Naira to euro exchange rate: Man shares €200 notes to oyinbo people on the street, many convert it

Naira to euro exchange rate: Man shares €200 notes to oyinbo people on the street, many convert it

People

2 years ago

A video showing a man sharing euros to oyinbo on the street abroad has stirred massive reactions on TIkTok. Many people converted the euros to local rates.

Bridesmaid quickly grabs yellow bag, protects couple's money on stage, video causes stir

Bridesmaid quickly grabs yellow bag, protects couple's money on stage, video causes stir

Wedding

2 years ago

A lady who was able to secure a couple's money against intrusion shared a video that captured the whole incident. She said she was conscious of the money bag.

Man gives lady his ATM card, tells her to get anything she wants from supermarket with his bank account

Man gives lady his ATM card, tells her to get anything she wants from supermarket with his bank account

People

2 years ago

A young Nigerian man who wanted to make a lady happy gave her an opportunity to buy whatever she wanted with his account, provided she did not exceed N100k

"Have 15m impressions": Twitter lists ways Nigerians can qualify for Elon Musk dollars

"Have 15m impressions": Twitter lists ways Nigerians can qualify for Elon Musk dollars

People

2 years ago

Twitter has made a complete guide Nigerians can follow to earn money from the X platform. First, a person needs to be subscribed to X premium and get verified.

Nigerian man gets over $12k from Elon Musk for using Twitter, shows off dollars

Nigerian man gets over $12k from Elon Musk for using Twitter, shows off dollars

People

2 years ago

A young Nigerian man flaunted his account balance after he was paid by Elon Musk on Twitter. His screenshot showed over $12,000 from the ad-sharing programme.

Elon Musk pays Nigerian man for using Twitter through ad revenue sharing scheme, he flaunts his money

Elon Musk pays Nigerian man for using Twitter through ad revenue sharing scheme, he flaunts his money

People

2 years ago

A young Nigerian man who got over N400k from ad-revenue sharing on Twitter has shared a screenshot of the money he made from having multiple impressions on X.

WAEC results: Boy who failed last year clears his 2023 papers with several B's, A1 in government

WAEC results: Boy who failed last year clears his 2023 papers with several B's, A1 in government

People

2 years ago

A photo showing the WAEC result of a boy who failed in 2022 got him congratulatory messages from many. He said that he is happy that he now has good results.

"Better than Tesla": Man without engineering degree builds sportscar, says it took him 5 years

"Better than Tesla": Man without engineering degree builds sportscar, says it took him 5 years

People

2 years ago

A creative man who built a sportscar all by himself has been praised after he said that the building process took him five years to complete. Many were wowed

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