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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

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"I studied Tesla in university": Nigerian man converts petrol vehicle to electric, says it does not make noise

"I studied Tesla in university": Nigerian man converts petrol vehicle to electric, says it does not make noise

People

3 years ago

"Get what you can afford": 2 young men who got Mercedes Benz among Nigerians with old cars

"Get what you can afford": 2 young men who got Mercedes Benz among Nigerians with old cars

People

3 years ago

"He left home": Pretty lady dances & whines waist gently, boy watches from window, loses focus

"He left home": Pretty lady dances & whines waist gently, boy watches from window, loses focus

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

"She pushed him so fast": Dad catches his daughter with boy behind closed door in funny video

"She pushed him so fast": Dad catches his daughter with boy behind closed door in funny video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

"She just called me broke": Lady rents house with cool tiles, installs 2 window curtains for N133k

"She just called me broke": Lady rents house with cool tiles, installs 2 window curtains for N133k

People

3 years ago

"No be G-Wagon be this?" Talented Nigerian man builds car that looks like keke & mini bus

"No be G-Wagon be this?" Talented Nigerian man builds car that looks like keke & mini bus

People

3 years ago

"God finished it": Man clears bush from his site, resumes his building project, roofs it

"God finished it": Man clears bush from his site, resumes his building project, roofs it

People

3 years ago

A short video showing the house a young man built after he had abandoned it for years has got people praising him on social media. Many were amazed by the house

"I used to do this": Father spends quality time with kids, joins them to play with sand & dirt

"I used to do this": Father spends quality time with kids, joins them to play with sand & dirt

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A short video showed the moment a father joined his children to play cooking as they all mixed sand, leaves and water together. Many people found it very fun.

"This is perfection": Young man turns his 1 room into "palace" with cool decor, shows off flat TV, bedframe

"This is perfection": Young man turns his 1 room into "palace" with cool decor, shows off flat TV, bedframe

People

3 years ago

A young man shared a video of how very cool his room looked. The man's bed is well-laid and his things were properly placed in different places in the cute room

"Make I bend if I no sell my car": Nigerian man laments in frustration after buying fuel at filling station

"Make I bend if I no sell my car": Nigerian man laments in frustration after buying fuel at filling station

People

3 years ago

A man who was hit by the hike in fuel price screamed out in frustration at a filling station as the pump metre read over N50k before his car's tank was filled.

"God dey create abeg": Curvy lady with beautiful shape shakes waist in video, draws men's attention to her

"God dey create abeg": Curvy lady with beautiful shape shakes waist in video, draws men's attention to her

People

3 years ago

A clip of a young lady dancing stirred massive reactions among men online. The lady happily vibed to a song as she moved her body in a way that showed fitness.

Man buys "tokunbo" 2013 Mercedes Benz ML 350, upgrades it to GLE, replaces steering wheel in viral video

Man buys "tokunbo" 2013 Mercedes Benz ML 350, upgrades it to GLE, replaces steering wheel in viral video

People

3 years ago

A short video of a Benz that was upgraded from ML 350 to GLE has stirred massive reactions online. People said that they would love to know the amount spent.

"It was not easy": Young Nigerian man builds 2 flats, furnishes it, installs POP in his room

"It was not easy": Young Nigerian man builds 2 flats, furnishes it, installs POP in his room

People

3 years ago

A short video showing the house a young man built for himself has got him many congratulations on TikTok. He appreciated his mother for supervising the project.

Nigerian kid with school bag grabs mic, sings Seyi Vibez's Psalm 23, controls stage like pro

Nigerian kid with school bag grabs mic, sings Seyi Vibez's Psalm 23, controls stage like pro

People

3 years ago

A video of a kid singing Seyi Vibez's Psalm 23 like a pro stirred massive reactions as many wondered where she got the confidence to perform like an adult.

"I like your job": Talented young man assembles new car inside factory, quickly fixes wires

"I like your job": Talented young man assembles new car inside factory, quickly fixes wires

People

3 years ago

A young man who works in a car assembly plant was praised for his kind of job. He worked very smartly and people asked how they could apply for the same job.

Joseph Omotayo