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.

6154 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

WAEC result of best student in secondary school trends with multiple A1

WAEC result of best student in secondary school trends with multiple A1

7 months ago

WAEC 2024 result: UNN professor's son who scored 339 in JAMB clears his WASSCE papers

WAEC 2024 result: UNN professor's son who scored 339 in JAMB clears his WASSCE p...

7 months ago

BBNaija S9: Man speaks like Big Brother, his voice captures people's attention

BBNaija S9: Man speaks like Big Brother, his voice captures people's attention

7 months ago

Man says it's better to say in hotel than pay rent, many Nigerians react, disagree

Man says it's better to say in hotel than pay rent, many Nigerians react, disagr...

7 months ago

Lady shows land inheritance father left for her, it has many rocks for quarry company

Lady shows land inheritance father left for her, it has many rocks for quarry co...

7 months ago

Lady who started business 6 years ago builds big and painted hostel for rent

Lady who started business 6 years ago builds big and painted hostel for rent

7 months ago

Nigerian man cries, begs girlfriend not to go home, she rubs his head, people talk

Nigerian man cries, begs girlfriend not to go home, she rubs his head, people talk

A Nigerian could not stop crying his girlfriend told him that she was returning home. The lady wondered why the man was getting emotional at her departure.

Boy who doesn't want to share room in family house converts balcony to apartment

Boy who doesn't want to share room in family house converts balcony to apartment

A boy who did not want to share a room with anybody in his parents' house has made their balcony his personal space. He covered it up and made it habitable.

2024 WAEC result of boy who scored 327 in JAMB and solved many past questions

2024 WAEC result of boy who scored 327 in JAMB and solved many past questions

A brilliant Nigerian boy, Ogunleye Emmanuel Ayomiposi, has shared his outstanding WAEC result with 8 A's and B3 in English. He had 327 in his UTME.

Mother graduates, makes her child sign on her white shirt first, Nigerians celebrate them

Mother graduates, makes her child sign on her white shirt first, Nigerians celebrate them

A Nigerian mother who finished from school was all smiles as she said her child must sign on her white shirt first. Many people celebrated her success.

Man rejects bringing his wife to America, says he would rather go back home, interview video emerges

Man rejects bringing his wife to America, says he would rather go back home, interview video emerges

Ghanaian in the US hesitant to bring wife to avoid potential marriage challenges, prefers relocating to Ghana or having her find her way to the US.

Woman demands divorce compensation from ex-husband for wasting her time, people react

Woman demands divorce compensation from ex-husband for wasting her time, people react

A Ghanaian woman is demanding huge compensation from her husband as a settlement to end their marriage amicably. She has asked her husband to pay her GH¢24,000

Lady gives out her cloth in UK, sees in Nigeria among okrika clothes years later

Lady gives out her cloth in UK, sees in Nigeria among okrika clothes years later

A Nigerian lady who gave a cloth out to charity in UK in 2020 found the same dress in Nigeria hanging in front of an okirika store. She was surprised.

Young Nigerian man builds house, installs POP, furnishes interior to taste

Young Nigerian man builds house, installs POP, furnishes interior to taste

A young Nigerian man who recently completed his house made a video about it and people celebrated him online. His house uses stone-coated roof design.

Wife buys 32 gifts like wristwatch, sneakers for husband's 32nd birthday, Nigerians talk

Wife buys 32 gifts like wristwatch, sneakers for husband's 32nd birthday, Nigerians talk

A Nigerian lady who wanted her husband's 32nd birthday to be special bought him different items for the day. He was amazed as he unboxed each item.

Joseph Omotayo