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

"Dem don increase salary?" Teacher in shiny gown dances in class, displays great joy

"Dem don increase salary?" Teacher in shiny gown dances in class, displays great...

9 months ago

Mother with baby face narrates her experience, says young people once "toasted" her

Mother with baby face narrates her experience, says young people once "toasted"...

9 months ago

Fine young man, 24, dating 80-year-old grandma, she loves him with everything

Fine young man, 24, dating 80-year-old grandma, she loves him with everything

9 months ago

Man goes from earning N181.1m in business to becoming poor, returns to village after finishing money

Man goes from earning N181.1m in business to becoming poor, returns to village a...

9 months ago

Woman with 44 kids narrates her struggle after husband dumped her, left home

Woman with 44 kids narrates her struggle after husband dumped her, left home

9 months ago

Lady supports polygamy, sends important message to women, advises them to allow men enjoy more wives

Lady supports polygamy, sends important message to women, advises them to allow...

9 months ago

Nigerian man relocates to UK, gets cleaning job, washes toilet with pride, many people talk

Nigerian man relocates to UK, gets cleaning job, washes toilet with pride, many people talk

A man working abroad an cleaner showed people he does not care about what people say about his job. The Nigerian man kept working with much pride.

Nigerian lady rejoices as kid becomes UK citizen, shows off her British passport

Nigerian lady rejoices as kid becomes UK citizen, shows off her British passport

A Nigerian lady who relocated to the UK with her husband has made a video to show that it ended well for them. Her baby daughter got a UK passport.

Man who sold his property 22 years ago to travel abroad regrets, shares story

Man who sold his property 22 years ago to travel abroad regrets, shares story

UK-based Ghanaian Emmanuel Wilson faces homelessness in the UK after selling house, sharing struggles in 22 years abroad, yet to achieve significant milestones.

Lady rents house, changes ceiling to POP, installs rubber tiles, makes it look VIP hotel room

Lady rents house, changes ceiling to POP, installs rubber tiles, makes it look VIP hotel room

A Nigerian lady rented a room and decided to change the look of her landlord's porcelain tiles. She bought the rubber version and installed them on the floor.

Man praises landlord in Canada who gave him house for free, he lives without rent for 6 months

Man praises landlord in Canada who gave him house for free, he lives without rent for 6 months

Canadian landlord offers 6 rent-free months, becomes mentor, and job recommender, emphasizing humility and service in an empowering message for African youth.

Woman rejoices over Chinese Yuan notes inside kid's schoolbag, quickly changes them to naira

Woman rejoices over Chinese Yuan notes inside kid's schoolbag, quickly changes them to naira

A Nigerian mother was overjoyed after her daughter found Yuan in her new school bag. She said it was God's blessing, and the maker does not sleep.

Man buys tiny house online, pays N38.1m, Amazon ships it to him, sets building up

Man buys tiny house online, pays N38.1m, Amazon ships it to him, sets building up

A young man who bought a house for over N38m online has made a video about the foldable building. Many people were amazed by how beautiful it looked.

Brilliant man invests N8k into barbing business, makes huge profits, records N7.2m in 2023

Brilliant man invests N8k into barbing business, makes huge profits, records N7.2m in 2023

A Ghanaian barber who started with GH¢120 and made GH¢100k in 2023 has opened a new shop and said the country was not hard. His post sparked reactions.

Smart Nigerian man builds house with Gerard stone-coated roof, painting mansion white

Smart Nigerian man builds house with Gerard stone-coated roof, painting mansion white

A young man who built a very beautiful house has made a video about it as people praised him for spending his money well. He used stone-coated roofing sheet

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