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

Young man buys okrika cloth, finds cool British pound currency inside, rejoices

Young man buys okrika cloth, finds cool British pound currency inside, rejoices

9 months ago

Lady rejoiced on last day at work after boyfriend convinced her to be stay-at-home girlfriend

Lady rejoiced on last day at work after boyfriend convinced her to be stay-at-ho...

9 months ago

Boyfriend teaches girlfriend big lesson, tells her to repay all investment he made on her

Boyfriend teaches girlfriend big lesson, tells her to repay all investment he ma...

9 months ago

Groom's father offers bride N7.1m, tells her to leave his son, she breaks down in tears

Groom's father offers bride N7.1m, tells her to leave his son, she breaks down i...

9 months ago

Man quickly proposes to girlfriend on her graduation day, seals relationship with ring

Man quickly proposes to girlfriend on her graduation day, seals relationship wit...

10 months ago

"Invest before building": Young man excited about his house project, starts foundation and prays

"Invest before building": Young man excited about his house project, starts foun...

10 months ago

Pelumi Nubi: Nigerian lady prepares to drive from London to Lagos, shows off her car

Pelumi Nubi: Nigerian lady prepares to drive from London to Lagos, shows off her car

A young Nigerian lady, Pelumi Nubi, is going on a herculean task of driving from the UK to Lagos. She added she would be giving answers to people's questions.

Lady gives her parents' kitchen modern makeover, installs fridge, induction cooker, father dances

Lady gives her parents' kitchen modern makeover, installs fridge, induction cooker, father dances

A South African woman posted a TikTok video showing how she renovated her parent's kitchen from an old space to a modern and stylish space, making them proud.

Sobowale Babatunde: 61-year-old man gets 4.84 CGPA from UNILAG, emerges best graduating student

Sobowale Babatunde: 61-year-old man gets 4.84 CGPA from UNILAG, emerges best graduating student

A 61-year-old Nigerian man, Babatunde Sobowale, has emerged as the best graduating student from UNILAG distance learning institute with 4.84 CGPA

University of Ghana: Lady shows her mother love as she graduates, honours her with graduation gown

University of Ghana: Lady shows her mother love as she graduates, honours her with graduation gown

A the University of Ghana graduate is trending after a video of put her graduation on her gown on her mother as a show of gratitude went viral online

"Nurse don plan": Nigerian man joins his wife in UK, she screams and welcomes him at airport

"Nurse don plan": Nigerian man joins his wife in UK, she screams and welcomes him at airport

A lady whose husband came to join in America has stirred massive reactions online. People said that she must be rally strong to be away from him that long.

Tech job in US and UK: Lady living abroad says she got N53.4m yearly salary, shares work experience

Tech job in US and UK: Lady living abroad says she got N53.4m yearly salary, shares work experience

A lady living in the UK has shared her first salary experience with people on TikTok. She said that she got over N50m every year. People reacted to her video.

Nigerian lady builds house for parents, uses aluminum roof, mum kneels rejoices, sheds tears of joy

Nigerian lady builds house for parents, uses aluminum roof, mum kneels rejoices, sheds tears of joy

A young Nigerian lady has made a video about the house her sister built for her parents. All her family members rejoiced and danced in the new home.

Job paying salary in dollars: Lady fasts for boyfriend, his life changes, he becomes landlord

Job paying salary in dollars: Lady fasts for boyfriend, his life changes, he becomes landlord

A young Nigerian man was lucky enough to have a lover who gave all towards her growth by praying and fasting with him. Their lives both changed after a year.

UK company fires Nigerian lady after she made video to boast about her job online

UK company fires Nigerian lady after she made video to boast about her job online

A Nigerian lady who was fired by a UK company after making a video of working there has come online with regret. She said the incident taught her a valuable lesson.

Joseph Omotayo