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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.

5945 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

"Where is she located?" Beautiful lady massages man's hand & neck, barbs his hair like pro

"Where is she located?" Beautiful lady massages man's hand & neck, barbs his hair like pro

People

3 years ago

"I couldn't keep my eyes off her": Plumpy corps member displays cool dance moves, leads ladies in camp

"I couldn't keep my eyes off her": Plumpy corps member displays cool dance moves, leads ladies in camp

People

3 years ago

"God did": Man whose dance moves people laughed at makes it in life, Davido hugs him on stage

"God did": Man whose dance moves people laughed at makes it in life, Davido hugs him on stage

People

3 years ago

"I didn't know he could": Boyfriend plaits girlfriend's hair, makes it into cute knotless braids

"I didn't know he could": Boyfriend plaits girlfriend's hair, makes it into cute knotless braids

People

3 years ago

"Alexa play me Sabi Girl": Lady gets 60 seconds to shop for free, packs standing fan, microwave in supermarket

"Alexa play me Sabi Girl": Lady gets 60 seconds to shop for free, packs standing fan, microwave in supermarket

People

3 years ago

"I pay N600k yearly": Man rents 3-bedroom flat in Lagos, furnishes it, put nice curtains & flat screen TV

"I pay N600k yearly": Man rents 3-bedroom flat in Lagos, furnishes it, put nice curtains & flat screen TV

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

"Stop sleeping on cold tiles": Young man rents house, moves in without furniture & uses blanket as bed

"Stop sleeping on cold tiles": Young man rents house, moves in without furniture & uses blanket as bed

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian man who rented a house and could not furnish it shared a video to show how humble his apartment is. He had a blanket on the floor as a bed.

"Her vibe is something else": Grl cries & sings Last Last at Burna Boy's concert, her mum shares video

"Her vibe is something else": Grl cries & sings Last Last at Burna Boy's concert, her mum shares video

People

3 years ago

A girl could not stop crying while listening to Burna Boy perform abroad. Her mother said the child was overwhelmed with emotions seeing her favourite artiste.

"Just do solar at home": Nigerian man charges his electric car, his viral video raises many questions

"Just do solar at home": Nigerian man charges his electric car, his viral video raises many questions

People

3 years ago

A man who has an electric car charged it like a phone in a video as he showed it off. Nigerians said that he is not totally free from fuel usage as he thought.

"Learn to stay offline": Oyinbo boss fires Nigerian man in UK after seeing his viral video about cats

"Learn to stay offline": Oyinbo boss fires Nigerian man in UK after seeing his viral video about cats

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian man who was earning over N50k per hour in the UK for taking care of a cat has been sacked by his boss for his hate comment on social media.

"Is this oil?" Hilda Baci cooks rice and fish stew in same pot, her video stirs massive reactions

"Is this oil?" Hilda Baci cooks rice and fish stew in same pot, her video stirs massive reactions

People

3 years ago

Hilda Baci got many people guessing who she cooked her first meal for after she concluded her cooking marathon as she shared a video of white rice and stew.

"I watched him grow": Man who used to squat furnishes apartment with cool chairs & decor, makes lover happy

"I watched him grow": Man who used to squat furnishes apartment with cool chairs & decor, makes lover happy

People

3 years ago

A beautiful Nigerian girlfriend who stayed with her man even when he was a squatter has stirred massive reactions as the man made it and became a proud tenant.

"She dey take BTC": Cool photos of Nigerian mum with tattoos and jean shorts get many talking

"She dey take BTC": Cool photos of Nigerian mum with tattoos and jean shorts get many talking

People

3 years ago

A mother and her son got many people talking online as a video of her with beautiful tattoos over her body was shared on TikTok. Many ladies adored her beauty.

"I want to learn coding": Talented Nigerian man creates app that looks like Opay, puts N100k balance

"I want to learn coding": Talented Nigerian man creates app that looks like Opay, puts N100k balance

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian man got many people praising his app developing skill online as he made a fake version of an Opay app. He also made his "account" read N100k.

Young lady recycles old car tyre into beautiful furniture, puts cushion, her video amazes many

Young lady recycles old car tyre into beautiful furniture, puts cushion, her video amazes many

People

3 years ago

A hardworking young lady has shown people that it is possible to create a beautiful thing out of waste as she converted an old dirty tyre into a fine chair.

Joseph Omotayo