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

Dramatic moment lady Proposes to boyfriend to fast track their marriage, video causes commotion

Dramatic moment lady Proposes to boyfriend to fast track their marriage, video c...

11 months ago

Lady who used akara business to pay her school fees for years finally graduates, carries frypan

Lady who used akara business to pay her school fees for years finally graduates,...

11 months ago

Grace finds lady selling cakes to raise school fees, she gets over N200k after 1st clip went viral

Grace finds lady selling cakes to raise school fees, she gets over N200k after 1...

11 months ago

Pretty lady breaks down in tears as kind stranger gives her N20k to add to school fees

Pretty lady breaks down in tears as kind stranger gives her N20k to add to schoo...

11 months ago

Cryptic pregnancy: Nigerian lady gives birth after complaining of stomach pain, video creates buzz

Cryptic pregnancy: Nigerian lady gives birth after complaining of stomach pain,...

11 months ago

Lady Returns from Europe after 18 years, family members celebrate, jump happily

Lady Returns from Europe after 18 years, family members celebrate, jump happily

11 months ago

"He got job abroad": Lady who sold her Mercedes Benz to pay boyfriend's school fees faces heartbreak

"He got job abroad": Lady who sold her Mercedes Benz to pay boyfriend's school fees faces heartbreak

A Kenyan lady revealed she sold her car and paid school fees for her boyfriend, who was studying at USIU, but after graduating, he dumped her and relocated abroad.

Lady changes friend's life after seeing her poor apartment with old fan, gives mother N80k

Lady changes friend's life after seeing her poor apartment with old fan, gives mother N80k

A popular social media influencer, Nons_Miraj, cried when she saw the dirty apartment her friend and family were all living in. She promised to change their lives.

Family travels to UK to spend Detty December abroad, books 1st class tickets, enjoys trip like VIPs

Family travels to UK to spend Detty December abroad, books 1st class tickets, enjoys trip like VIPs

A Nigerian family took their holiday celebration to the UK to spend some time with their external family members. People said they are rich for booking first class.

Man poses with 3 pregnant women in 1 photoshoot session, video goes viral, people ask questions

Man poses with 3 pregnant women in 1 photoshoot session, video goes viral, people ask questions

A video showing a man posing with his wife and two other women during a photoshoot has stirred reactions on social media. People asked if they were all his.

Couple marries after 29 years of living together and having grown up kid, video causes buzz

Couple marries after 29 years of living together and having grown up kid, video causes buzz

A wedding video of a couple who formally got married after 29 years has stirred massive reactions on social media. They later achieved their dream in life.

"I didn't get a job": Kind policeman with degree in economics babysits student's kid during exam

"I didn't get a job": Kind policeman with degree in economics babysits student's kid during exam

Benjamin Mulei, the cop who went viral for babysitting a KCSE candidate's baby, has disclosed that he joined the police service despite being an Economics graduate.

"No application fee, grant available": Top US university offers scholarships, accepts Nigerians

"No application fee, grant available": Top US university offers scholarships, accepts Nigerians

Clark University has opportunities for funding for international students. Nigerians seeking admission into a US school can apply. There are different scholarships.

Lady becomes farmer after losing job, she makes it, her big harvests get praises

Lady becomes farmer after losing job, she makes it, her big harvests get praises

After losing her job, a Mzansi woman turned to organic farming, cultivating a variety of fresh produce that she delivers directly to customers in Durban.

Lady leaves everything behind, begins bread business with her lover, their brave story inspires many

Lady leaves everything behind, begins bread business with her lover, their brave story inspires many

A Mzansi woman has taken the internet by storm with a TikTok clip documenting her bold career change - leaving everything behind to start a kota shop with her fiancé

Joseph Omotayo