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

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...

a year 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...

a year ago

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 year ago

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

a year ago

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 V...

a year ago

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 ren...

a year ago

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

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

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

A Ghanaian man was happy and surprised as he discovered £20 in the pocket of second-hand clothing while washing, turning a routine task into unexpected joy.

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-home girlfriend

A Kenyan woman took to TikTok to share to celebrate quitting her job to be a stay-at-home girlfriend after her man convinced her to stop working.

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 made on her

Vodafone Ghana student demands reimbursement of all monies spent on his girlfriend. He claimed he spent a significant amount on his girlfriend without being intimate

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 in tears

A bride was shocked when her father-in-law offered her over N7.1m in cash to walk away from his son in the hope that he would find someone better.

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

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

A Ghanaian man has earned the admiration of many after a video of him proposing marriage to his girlfriend on the day she graduated from university went viral

Joseph Omotayo