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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

Lady shows apartment she turned to "palace" with amazing interior decor, video of cute couch & curtains trends

Lady shows apartment she turned to "palace" with amazing interior decor, video of cute couch & curtains trends

People

3 years ago

"You add juju": Trending video of pretty lady walking 3 lions stirs massive reactions on TikTok

"You add juju": Trending video of pretty lady walking 3 lions stirs massive reactions on TikTok

People

3 years ago

"No allow am join NEPA o": Baby surprises mum in TikTok video, sweats as he tries to climb their room's window

"No allow am join NEPA o": Baby surprises mum in TikTok video, sweats as he tries to climb their room's window

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Nigerian lady sees handsome man on campus, films him secretly, becomes shy to express her feelings

Nigerian lady sees handsome man on campus, films him secretly, becomes shy to express her feelings

People

3 years ago

"Make the marriage last": Bestman uses drone to bring ring to wedding, surprises many people

"Make the marriage last": Bestman uses drone to bring ring to wedding, surprises many people

Wedding

3 years ago

Beautiful lady dances in her compound, gateman loses focus & stops to watch her, video stirs reactions

Beautiful lady dances in her compound, gateman loses focus & stops to watch her, video stirs reactions

People

3 years ago

"Did you tell your landlord?" Lady rents house with cute tiles, doesn't like flooring, renovates apartment

"Did you tell your landlord?" Lady rents house with cute tiles, doesn't like flooring, renovates apartment

People

3 years ago

A young Nigerian lady shared a video of her one room apartment that she carried a renovation on. She placed her preferred tiles on the good ones in the house.

"Jazz dey inside?" Boy falls asleep while eating big tin of Milo, gets caught at home in funny video

"Jazz dey inside?" Boy falls asleep while eating big tin of Milo, gets caught at home in funny video

People

3 years ago

A kid who was eating a lot of Milo from a tin fell asleep and was caught in the act. He slept deeply that he did not know when an adult came by to check on him

History of asoebi & costs: How a Yoruba practice became global phenomenon for weddings, other parties

History of asoebi & costs: How a Yoruba practice became global phenomenon for weddings, other parties

People

3 years ago

A Nigerian man, Sontyo Jimin, believed that asoebi should not be more than N50k. Since the practice of asoebi started, it has always benefited many celebrants.

Lady makes her room beautiful, enhances its interior decor with washing machine, cute bedframe & TV

Lady makes her room beautiful, enhances its interior decor with washing machine, cute bedframe & TV

People

3 years ago

A short video of a Nigerian lady's apartment with new TV and beautiful bedframe raised questions online. Many people asked how she was able to achieve them.

"Your marriage won't end in divorce": Lady invites friends to her house, they pray at midnight

"Your marriage won't end in divorce": Lady invites friends to her house, they pray at midnight

People

3 years ago

A lady's video of her friends praying in her house after she invited them for an overnight visit has stirred massive reactions online. Many want to be like her.

"She understood the assignment": Baby makes Kilimanjaro dance moves, performs like zombie in video

"She understood the assignment": Baby makes Kilimanjaro dance moves, performs like zombie in video

People

3 years ago

A kid surprised many people when she danced to Kilimanjaro beat in her parents' living room. Some people who watched her wondered how she was able to do it.

"Good luck to you": Nigerian lady invests house rent into business, cries out to God in prayer, video trends

"Good luck to you": Nigerian lady invests house rent into business, cries out to God in prayer, video trends

People

3 years ago

A young lady who bought all her goods with her rent money has gone online to say she has been anxious about making sales. She prayed and anointed her business.

"I was pregnant for 5 months & didn't know": Lady who was nursing baby narrates in TikTok video

"I was pregnant for 5 months & didn't know": Lady who was nursing baby narrates in TikTok video

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A short video documenting the story of a lady who got pregnant for five months while nursing a baby without knowing she was with child has stirred reactions.

"My mama for stone me": Lady wearing gown dances in mum's presence, she looks at her with 'bad eye'

"My mama for stone me": Lady wearing gown dances in mum's presence, she looks at her with 'bad eye'

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

A clip of a lady dancing in the presence of her mother without bothering about what she might say has got many people talking. The lady danced in a cute gown.

Joseph Omotayo