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 has been writing for the human interest desk since 2019 and is currently the head of the desk. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. 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.

6010 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

Nigerian lady who fries yellow garri for a living showcases her work in viral photos

Nigerian lady who fries yellow garri for a living showcases her work in viral photos

4 years ago

Happy moment lady becomes judge, sworn in by dad who's also a judge; photo causes reactions

Happy moment lady becomes judge, sworn in by dad who's also a judge; photo causes reactions

4 years ago

Adorable photo of Nigerian twins with their mother many years after they were born goes viral

Adorable photo of Nigerian twins with their mother many years after they were born goes viral

4 years ago

Heart of gold: Young lady posted to village as teacher sews new uniforms for her poor students

Heart of gold: Young lady posted to village as teacher sews new uniforms for her poor students

4 years ago

Young man who used to sell yoghurt with bicycle on the street finally becomes university student

Young man who used to sell yoghurt with bicycle on the street finally becomes university student

4 years ago

43-year-old single mother who drives taxi for a living graduates after passenger paid her school fees

43-year-old single mother who drives taxi for a living graduates after passenger paid her school fees

4 years ago

Little baby laughs hard as mum tries to twerk for the gram; video goes viral

Little baby laughs hard as mum tries to twerk for the gram; video goes viral

4 years ago

A mother and model, Tatiana Elizabeth Price, generated massive reactions online after trying to join the trending #BussItChallenge which got her baby laughing.

After returning from US, Nigerian man starts airline company, to begin local flight operations

After returning from US, Nigerian man starts airline company, to begin local flight operations

4 years ago

A Nigerian man, Babawande Afolabi, took a leap of faith with the Nigerian economy and started an airline company he's planning on launching local operations.

5 smart Nigerian women who make a living doing jobs many people look down on

5 smart Nigerian women who make a living doing jobs many people look down on

4 years ago

Legit.ng compiled a special report that looks at the lives of 5 different Nigerian women, four of whom are quite young, who are making a living for themselves.

Joy as Nigerian man who bagged 1st class in maths gets N9.2bn worth scholarship for PhD in Ireland

Joy as Nigerian man who bagged 1st class in maths gets N9.2bn worth scholarship for PhD in Ireland

4 years ago

A Nigerian, Maniru Ibrahim, has shown that anybody is capable of greatness if they are committed to it. After bagging first-class, he got a scholarship abroad.

Man shares photos of N15k kitchen cabinet Nigerian carpenter made for new apartment, causes frenzy online

Man shares photos of N15k kitchen cabinet Nigerian carpenter made for new apartment, causes frenzy online

4 years ago

Tweeps were taken aback by the photos of a rough-looking kitchen cabinet a carpenter made for N15,000. People said that they would never tolerate such a thing,

Dear sir, please don't do this again - Neighbour takes photo of man's house, sends him powerful letter

Dear sir, please don't do this again - Neighbour takes photo of man's house, sends him powerful letter

4 years ago

The letter a neighbour wrote to a man has caused much social media 'commotion'. In the letter, he asked that the BLM sign in his house be taken off quickly.

Man takes Tesla electric car to buy fuel at filling station in Lagos, petrol attendant becomes confused

Man takes Tesla electric car to buy fuel at filling station in Lagos, petrol attendant becomes confused

4 years ago

A Nigerian man has made an attendant look like a fool in a viral video. He pranked him by taking a Tesla to a filling station, asking to buy fuel inside the car

Young man finishes university with perfect scores, photo of his results from part 1 wows many people

Young man finishes university with perfect scores, photo of his results from part 1 wows many people

4 years ago

A young man's success in the university has motivated many on social media as people said that he must have really studied hard to come out with strong grades.

Young Igbo man who built electricity station from local materials gets full scholarship to university

Young Igbo man who built electricity station from local materials gets full scholarship to university

4 years ago

Luck has finally smiled on the young Nigerian man, Solomon, who created an electricity substation from local materials. He has been given full scholarship.

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