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

"Return it": Lady breaks down in tears after importing goods from China, examines them in video

"Return it": Lady breaks down in tears after importing goods from China, examine...

a year ago

Lady called Purplespeedy surprises boyfriend Crispal on his birthday with 26 sneakers, iPhone 15

Lady called Purplespeedy surprises boyfriend Crispal on his birthday with 26 sne...

a year ago

Woman finally reunites with mother after 15 years apart, their emotional video goes viral

Woman finally reunites with mother after 15 years apart, their emotional video g...

a year ago

Parents catch twins after messing up apartment and sofa with powder, they hide in funny video

Parents catch twins after messing up apartment and sofa with powder, they hide i...

a year ago

Man who has been sending dollars home from abroad to build house sad as he sees project

Man who has been sending dollars home from abroad to build house sad as he sees...

a year ago

"She no get work": Lady leaks chat as her bike man's girlfriend challenges her on WhatsApp

"She no get work": Lady leaks chat as her bike man's girlfriend challenges her o...

a year ago

Tall lady with slim body becomes professional model, international agency hires her, people rejoice

Tall lady with slim body becomes professional model, international agency hires her, people rejoice

A young Nigerian lady meets her destiny helper as she got a placement in an international agency after a mentor tutored her on how to walk. Many people praised her.

Lady replies man's DM, he buys Lamborghini car for her, takes her on sweet vacations

Lady replies man's DM, he buys Lamborghini car for her, takes her on sweet vacations

A lady whose life changed after she responded to a man's DM who later married her has shared her love story. The lady also got a Lamborghini gift from the man.

Lagos big boy shows off his N350m Lamborghini Urus and N20m Rolex watch, lady screams

Lagos big boy shows off his N350m Lamborghini Urus and N20m Rolex watch, lady screams

A video of a man saying he bought his Lamborghini Uris for N350m has stirred massive online reactions. Many Nigerians discussed his wealth on TikTok.

Lady rents house with tiles and water for single mum of 8 children, pays her 2 years rent, she cries

Lady rents house with tiles and water for single mum of 8 children, pays her 2 years rent, she cries

A kind Nigerian lady, Adura, rented a house for a mother of eight children and paid for two years. She also bought food provisions for the family. They were happy.

Young man who started viral ceiling trend with Pound Town song speaks in video

Young man who started viral ceiling trend with Pound Town song speaks in video

A man who was behind the viral TikTok challenge said that a filmmaker gave him inspiration and he did not know his video would influence a lot of people.

"E dey scare me": Young meat seller holds "iPhone 15", says people don't approach his stall

"E dey scare me": Young meat seller holds "iPhone 15", says people don't approach his stall

A short video showing a young man holding an iPhone while sitting behind his wares in the market has got many people talking online. He smiled in the clip.

"The way I screamed": Lady shows off strength, lifts big weight inside gym, women respect her

"The way I screamed": Lady shows off strength, lifts big weight inside gym, women respect her

A young lady got many people talking when she lifted some heavyweight in the gym. She withstood the heavy iron several times before she eventually let go.

Lady throws big birthday party, only 8 friends show up, she gets emotional in video

Lady throws big birthday party, only 8 friends show up, she gets emotional in video

A lady threw herself a surprise birthday party, but eight people showed up. Despite the low turnout, she had fun and appreciated the support of her close friends.

"He for don faint": Lovely students surprise teacher on his birthday, bring "soldiers" to class

"He for don faint": Lovely students surprise teacher on his birthday, bring "soldiers" to class

Some kind-hearted students gave cake to their teacher on his birthday as they invited "soldiers" to put up an act for him. He was initially scared by the act.

Joseph Omotayo