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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

Young millionaire builds mansion, parks Benz in front of building, interior decor of cool furniture wows many

Young millionaire builds mansion, parks Benz in front of building, interior decor of cool furniture wows many

People

3 years ago

Fake GTBank page replying lady among many parody & scam accounts on Twitter: 6 ways to spot them

Fake GTBank page replying lady among many parody & scam accounts on Twitter: 6 ways to spot them

People

3 years ago

Young Nigerian man buys land & quickly develops it with blocks, lays foundation, roofs structure

Young Nigerian man buys land & quickly develops it with blocks, lays foundation, roofs structure

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

"Your soup is not sweet": Lady tells her mother-in-law, questions her, woman reacts in funny video

"Your soup is not sweet": Lady tells her mother-in-law, questions her, woman reacts in funny video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

"She dance pass me": Woman in wrapper and blouse dances with bare feet, people hype her in video

"She dance pass me": Woman in wrapper and blouse dances with bare feet, people hype her in video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

"Ellupee 74": Nigerian students in Canada steal show, sing 'Obi Kererenke' song, video trends online

"Ellupee 74": Nigerian students in Canada steal show, sing 'Obi Kererenke' song, video trends online

People

3 years ago

"Client wey everybody dey manage": Nigerian man shows off his old oyinbo woman, sings for joy in video

"Client wey everybody dey manage": Nigerian man shows off his old oyinbo woman, sings for joy in video

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian man who is in a lovely relationship with an old oyinbo woman has made a video to show off her online. The woman smiled at him in the clip.

"Why you no turn?" Lady dances with waist beads, shakes body gently, her video makes many men talk

"Why you no turn?" Lady dances with waist beads, shakes body gently, her video makes many men talk

People

3 years ago

A video of a lady dancing has got many people telling about how beautiful she is. A person asked how she was able to get internet going by her remote location.

"Na Poco Lee no wetin im eye see": Woman tries to cheat beans seller with her sack, TikTok video trends

"Na Poco Lee no wetin im eye see": Woman tries to cheat beans seller with her sack, TikTok video trends

People

3 years ago

A clip of a woman and a beans seller as she tried to maximise the money she paid has got many people laughing online. People said that she wanted to deceive him

"Typical German Shepherd behaviour": Dog jumps up many times to stop lady from dancing & shaking waist in clip

"Typical German Shepherd behaviour": Dog jumps up many times to stop lady from dancing & shaking waist in clip

People

3 years ago

A video of a young lady being disturbed by her dog as she was making her dance video has stirred massive reactions online. Many said the animal is so clingy.

"I pray mine comes soon": Nigerian man buys land & lays foundation; kneels on site to appreciate God in video

"I pray mine comes soon": Nigerian man buys land & lays foundation; kneels on site to appreciate God in video

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian man who just started building his house has shared a video capturing the moment he laid foundation on the land. Many people congratulated him

"I gave him side eye": Pastor catches church member on TikTok, orders him out during service in video

"I gave him side eye": Pastor catches church member on TikTok, orders him out during service in video

People

3 years ago

A pastor called out a church member who he had been following on TikTok and saw him singing online. He ordered him to the order to sing the same song in a clip.

Setting up Starlink in Nigeria & 5 things you need to know about fast satelite internet service

Setting up Starlink in Nigeria & 5 things you need to know about fast satelite internet service

People

3 years ago

There have been many misconceptions about the use of Starlink in Nigeria. Chief of them are its price and speed. This media literacy article attempts to educate

"Another congratulation": Nigerian millionaire builds house, furnishes it with exotic furniture in video

"Another congratulation": Nigerian millionaire builds house, furnishes it with exotic furniture in video

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian man who built a beautiful structure got many young people wishing they had the same thing. Many people "tapped" from his amazing blessing.

Young Nigerian man starts developing his site, buys blocks & sand, takes construction to roofing level

Young Nigerian man starts developing his site, buys blocks & sand, takes construction to roofing level

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian man who took his building project bit by bit has been praised online for investing in having a house at such a young age. He has roofed it.

Joseph Omotayo