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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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FUTA graduate working as professional barber bags first class degree: "superhero with clipper"

FUTA graduate working as professional barber bags first class degree: "superhero with clipper"

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a year ago

FUTA graduate maintains clean 5.0 GPA streak, bags first class in engineering

FUTA graduate maintains clean 5.0 GPA streak, bags first class in engineering

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a year ago

FUTA graduate who maintained 5.0 GPA for five times bags first class: "Apply for PhD abroad"

FUTA graduate who maintained 5.0 GPA for five times bags first class: "Apply for PhD abroad"

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a year ago

FUTA graduate who almost stopped attending classes bags university degree

FUTA graduate who almost stopped attending classes bags university degree

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a year ago

FUTA graduate who scored 339 in UTME, 5 A's in WAEC bags first class in style

FUTA graduate who scored 339 in UTME, 5 A's in WAEC bags first class in style

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a year ago

Man pours away wine wife gave him on wedding day, puts naira note inside cup

Man pours away wine wife gave him on wedding day, puts naira note inside cup

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a year ago

3 Nigerian sisters contribute money and build shops for their businesses with cool parapet

3 Nigerian sisters contribute money and build shops for their businesses with cool parapet

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a year ago

A video showing the shops three cooperative sisters built together has stirred massive reactions as people praised them for walking together in business.

University of Ibadan graduate bags first class in law, shares graduation photos

University of Ibadan graduate bags first class in law, shares graduation photos

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a year ago

A University of Ibadan graduate has made herself and family proud as she bagged first class in law. Sharing photos online, the graduate said God helped her.

University of Ibadan graduate bags first class in economics, celebrates her academic success

University of Ibadan graduate bags first class in economics, celebrates her academic success

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a year ago

A University of Ibadan graduate made her family proud as she bagged first class in economics. The brilliant lady was also commended for her fashion sense.

University of Ibadan graduate bags 2.2 in forestry, celebrates his degree with joy

University of Ibadan graduate bags 2.2 in forestry, celebrates his degree with joy

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a year ago

A young Nigerian man who graduated with second class lower from University of Ibadan has proud shared about it. Many people loved his confidence.

After getting study visa for MBA, mum leaves her newborn, relocates to UK

After getting study visa for MBA, mum leaves her newborn, relocates to UK

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a year ago

A strong mother who had to leave her newborn behind to study for her MBA abroad narrated the experience and the struggle she face before her graduation.

University of Ibadan graduate bags first class in economics, gets many awards: "CBN employ o"

University of Ibadan graduate bags first class in economics, gets many awards: "CBN employ o"

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a year ago

A brilliant University of Ibadan graduate emerged as both the best in her faculty and department. The lady also help different executive positions while in school.

Lady who used VPN during Twitter ban meets oyinbo lover, celebrates with cute photos

Lady who used VPN during Twitter ban meets oyinbo lover, celebrates with cute photos

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a year ago

A Nigerian lady met her lover online after she used a VPN during Twitter ban and her location changed. She is marrying her oyinbo lover. Many congratulated her.

University of Ibadan graduate who was on second class upper from 100 to 300 level bags 1st class

University of Ibadan graduate who was on second class upper from 100 to 300 level bags 1st class

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a year ago

A young Nigerian lady has bags first class from the University of Ibadan after she was all second class for three years. She thanked God for her success.

University of Ibadan first class graduate bags 13 awards, becomes best student in pharmacy

University of Ibadan first class graduate bags 13 awards, becomes best student in pharmacy

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a year ago

A brilliant Nigerian lady, Sonibare Oluwadamilola Oluwaseun, bagged first class in pharmacy as she got 13 different awards from UI. She was celebrated online.

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