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

"Not a must": Mixed reactions trail N22.2m house built without pillars, it's has flat roof

"Not a must": Mixed reactions trail N22.2m house built without pillars, it's has...

10 months ago

Unemployed son Empties savings account, Uses money to tile mum's house, gift her electric, gas cooker

Unemployed son Empties savings account, Uses money to tile mum's house, gift her...

10 months ago

Young man finds dollars worth N167.6m, returns quickly, refuses to take it home

Young man finds dollars worth N167.6m, returns quickly, refuses to take it home

10 months ago

Man builds fine house inside father's compound in village, gives it flat room and classy pillars

Man builds fine house inside father's compound in village, gives it flat room an...

10 months ago

Interior decor ideas: Woman inspires many with apartment arrangement, paint bedroom wall white

Interior decor ideas: Woman inspires many with apartment arrangement, paint bedr...

10 months ago

Couple builds mansion in 4 months, spends over N40m to achieve great house design with flat roof

Couple builds mansion in 4 months, spends over N40m to achieve great house desig...

10 months ago

Smart man with secondary school qualification, video shares more details about him

Smart man with secondary school qualification, video shares more details about him

A TikTok video showcasing an admin's R30K salary in South Africa has gone viral, sparking discussion about income transparency and the high cost of living.

Wealthy man loses N33.6m and expensive cars to betting, narrates his sad story

Wealthy man loses N33.6m and expensive cars to betting, narrates his sad story

A heartbroken man from Nairobi, Lamech, who boasted of hundreds of thousands of Kenya shillings admitted to being broke because of one addiction.

Kuda Bank gives Mummy Zee N2m, doubles wife's account balance after NNPCL gifted her voucher

Kuda Bank gives Mummy Zee N2m, doubles wife's account balance after NNPCL gifted her voucher

Kuda Bank has said that it is going to double Mummy Zee's account and give her the exact amount in her account with them. Many people have been praising her God.

Men participate in eating contest, swallow food fast to win money, their video generates buzz

Men participate in eating contest, swallow food fast to win money, their video generates buzz

A food-eating competition was held at Chef Faila Abdul Razak's Guinness World Record attempt for the longest cook-a-thon. Ghanaians have reacted to the video.

Landlord stops tenants from paying rent in January, gives them money instead, people jubilate

Landlord stops tenants from paying rent in January, gives them money instead, people jubilate

A Kenyan landlord has exempted his tenants from paying January rent and gave them cash for shopping in a viral video. The tenants were very happy.

Man becomes millionaire overnight in 2024 after predicting scores, hits jackpot

Man becomes millionaire overnight in 2024 after predicting scores, hits jackpot

SportPesa announced the winner of the KSh 344 million mega jackpot bonus after correctly predicting 14 of the 17 matches. Keneth Rotich won KSh 1.5 million.

Prayer answered as couple welcomes quadruplets after 24 years of waiting to have children

Prayer answered as couple welcomes quadruplets after 24 years of waiting to have children

A Ghanaian couple of the Sunyani Central District of The Church of Pentecost has welcomed quadruplets after 24 years of childlessness. The duo has thanked God.

Young Nigerian man builds house, uses expensive stone coated roof for building, fences compound

Young Nigerian man builds house, uses expensive stone coated roof for building, fences compound

A young Nigerian man has got people praising him when he shared a video of the new house he built for himself. The house had a cute automatic toilet seat.

Smart teacher builds dream house with her salary, her video stirs massive reactions

Smart teacher builds dream house with her salary, her video stirs massive reactions

TikTokker @iilovesky challenges the "teacher salary myth" by sharing her TikTok progress video of a beautiful home she's constructing with her own money.

Joseph Omotayo