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 builds house with Gerard roofing materials, spends millions on project, rejoices

Young man builds house with Gerard roofing materials, spends millions on project...

10 months ago

Nigerian man builds small house on his land, video of classy interior decor trends

Nigerian man builds small house on his land, video of classy interior decor tren...

10 months ago

Beautiful lady celebrates 5 years of keeping herself pure, many people react

Beautiful lady celebrates 5 years of keeping herself pure, many people react

10 months ago

Nigerian man decorates 1999 Mercedes Benz, tints its glass, installs "Rolls-Royce" rims on tyres

Nigerian man decorates 1999 Mercedes Benz, tints its glass, installs "Rolls-Royc...

10 months ago

Lady dances inside shop during work hours to entertain herself, her boss catches her, releases clip

Lady dances inside shop during work hours to entertain herself, her boss catches...

10 months ago

Kind teacher buys shoes for pupils, wants every student to be equal in her class

Kind teacher buys shoes for pupils, wants every student to be equal in her class

10 months ago

Young Nigerian man builds house, roofs structure with step tile aluminum sheets, tiles pillars

Young Nigerian man builds house, roofs structure with step tile aluminum sheets, tiles pillars

A young Nigerian man who built a beautiful house for himself has gone online to celebrate the achievement. People inspired by his feat prayed to have the same.

Man reportedly deals with girlfriend who dumped him after he paid her school fees, demands millions

Man reportedly deals with girlfriend who dumped him after he paid her school fees, demands millions

A young Ghanaian entrepreneur known only as Otu has reportedly sued his ex-partner, Mercy Agyei, for refusing to marry him after years of paying for her schooling.

Lady drops her newborn with mother, travels abroad to seek opportunities, gets nursing job

Lady drops her newborn with mother, travels abroad to seek opportunities, gets nursing job

A mother went through the struggle of leaving her newborn behind because she wanted to seek a better life abroad. She later made it as a nurse and found love.

"No excuse for failure": Man builds 1 room, installs POP, decorates it with chairs, paints walls

"No excuse for failure": Man builds 1 room, installs POP, decorates it with chairs, paints walls

A video of a room's transformation has got people wondering how much the occupant spent to achieve the cool interior decor. The house has amazing lighting.

Man upgrades Mercedes Benz ML350 2008 to 2013 model, changes side mirrors, reconstructs body

Man upgrades Mercedes Benz ML350 2008 to 2013 model, changes side mirrors, reconstructs body

A viral video showing the process a Mercedes Benz ML350 2008 went through to become a 2013 version has stirred massive reactions on social media among people.

"Have faith": Nigerian man Ekiti Pikin wins N60m after staking N121k, winning ticket emerges

"Have faith": Nigerian man Ekiti Pikin wins N60m after staking N121k, winning ticket emerges

A young Nigerian, Ekiti Pikin, went viral online after he shared a photo showing the his ticket that won him N60m after he had staked N121k on games.

POS operator says he would never travel abroad, man sticks to MTN MOMO venture

POS operator says he would never travel abroad, man sticks to MTN MOMO venture

Ghanaian MoMo super-agent Yaw Boadu rejects opportunities abroad, content with local business success and his family. He is earning millions and avoiding migration.

Man gets 5.0 CGPA from UNILAG, becomes overall best student with awards, official result emerges

Man gets 5.0 CGPA from UNILAG, becomes overall best student with awards, official result emerges

A brilliant young Nigerian, Akanmu David Oluwatomiwa, has been celebrated online for his academic brilliance of a 5.0 CGPA. Many praised his rare feat.

"This is the best": Nigerian lady rents apartment, doesn't have curtain, furniture, sleeps on floor

"This is the best": Nigerian lady rents apartment, doesn't have curtain, furniture, sleeps on floor

A Nigerian lady has made a video to show people how she has been living in her newly rented flat without pieces of furniture. She used clothes as a bed pad.

Joseph Omotayo