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.

6099 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

Getting visa: Lady whose friends relocated abroad cries she's lonely, Nigerians react

Getting visa: Lady whose friends relocated abroad cries she's lonely, Nigerians...

6 months ago

Man charges Nigerian couple in UK N355k to clean their garden, they react, get lawnmower

Man charges Nigerian couple in UK N355k to clean their garden, they react, get l...

6 months ago

Wife in Canada kneels in joy as husband, 3 children join her abroad, they hug at airport

Wife in Canada kneels in joy as husband, 3 children join her abroad, they hug at...

6 months ago

Teacher gives students free food, serves rice on their plates, her students rejoice

Teacher gives students free food, serves rice on their plates, her students rejo...

6 months ago

"Good investment": 20-year-old entrepreneur builds house of multiple rooms, rents them out

"Good investment": 20-year-old entrepreneur builds house of multiple rooms, rent...

6 months ago

Nigerian couple build mansion in 7 months, tile interior, paint house white to look classy

Nigerian couple build mansion in 7 months, tile interior, paint house white to l...

6 months ago

Man spends 5 months to finish bungalow for parents, furnishes it, presents house to them

Man spends 5 months to finish bungalow for parents, furnishes it, presents house to them

A Nigerian man made his parents happy with a house gift. He built a bungalow for them secretly and presented it after the house had been completed.

Tenant redecorates room with dark colours, paints WC and sink black, his landlady cries

Tenant redecorates room with dark colours, paints WC and sink black, his landlady cries

An apartment's interior decor changed for the worse when a tenant painted dark designs on the walls and ceiling. He also changed the colour of the WC to black.

Video of rented apartment with leaky roof causes buzz online, man gives tour, cooks in "kitchen"

Video of rented apartment with leaky roof causes buzz online, man gives tour, cooks in "kitchen"

A young man who lives in a dirty apartment has shared a video that showed how bad his place was. The room had holes everywhere. People pitied him.

Nigerian man builds many flats for rent, installs borehole, fences his investment

Nigerian man builds many flats for rent, installs borehole, fences his investment

A young Nigerian man has amazed people as he made a lifetime investment by building a multi tenement house. People wanted to know the cost of the project.

Man divorces marriage after wife refuses to resume work, wants to be full-time mother

Man divorces marriage after wife refuses to resume work, wants to be full-time mother

A man recently ended his marriage of five years after his wife refused to work and chose to be a stay-at-home mother despite finishing her maternity leave.

"No NEPA": Man installs solar with 4 batteries, generates electricity, says it carries cooker

"No NEPA": Man installs solar with 4 batteries, generates electricity, says it carries cooker

A young Nigerian man who installed 10KVA solar system in his house with 12 panels said that he has been enjoying 24/7 power in his house since he set it up.

Man builds house in 3 weeks, gets Gerard stone-coated sheets for roofing, Nigerians ask questions

Man builds house in 3 weeks, gets Gerard stone-coated sheets for roofing, Nigerians ask questions

A Nigerian man who started his building project and it to took it a near-completion level in three weeks has celebrated his achievement as many asked questions.

Nigerian man in UK cries, says he's yet to make it, people advise him: "Come back home"

Nigerian man in UK cries, says he's yet to make it, people advise him: "Come back home"

A Nigerian man living in the UK cried on the street as he mentioned that being abroad has not given him the kind of success he wanted. Many people consoled him.

Electricity tariff: Man installs solar in his house, generates power like Band A, saves N1.2m yearly

Electricity tariff: Man installs solar in his house, generates power like Band A, saves N1.2m yearly

A man using solar panels to generate electricity has said that he is consuming as much power as Band A users. His electricity tariff per month is over N100k.

Joseph Omotayo