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

Nigerian lady renovates mum's old house with new chairs, paints walls, changes curtains

Nigerian lady renovates mum's old house with new chairs, paints walls, changes c...

4 months ago

"LISA": Nigerian couple get house with big garden in UK within 3 years of relocating abroad

"LISA": Nigerian couple get house with big garden in UK within 3 years of reloca...

4 months ago

Man celebrates as he gets Benz, builds house, his wife gives birth: "This is how I want it God"

Man celebrates as he gets Benz, builds house, his wife gives birth: "This is how...

4 months ago

UK visa approval: Nigerian woman relocates abroad with her 3 children

UK visa approval: Nigerian woman relocates abroad with her 3 children

4 months ago

FUTA graduate working as professional barber bags first class degree: "superhero with clipper"

FUTA graduate working as professional barber bags first class degree: "superhero...

4 months ago

FUTA graduate maintains clean 5.0 GPA streak, bags first class in engineering

FUTA graduate maintains clean 5.0 GPA streak, bags first class in engineering

4 months ago

FUTA graduate who maintained 5.0 GPA for five times bags first class: "Apply for PhD abroad"

FUTA graduate who maintained 5.0 GPA for five times bags first class: "Apply for PhD abroad"

A brilliant Nigerian lady who maintained 5.0 GPA in school has celebrated her win. People said that having such a strong grade score is not an easy task.

FUTA graduate who almost stopped attending classes bags university degree

FUTA graduate who almost stopped attending classes bags university degree

A pastor's son who graduated from FUTA has shared his inspiring story of how he almost dropped out at some point. He was sick so much as an undergraduate.

FUTA graduate who scored 339 in UTME, 5 A's in WAEC bags first class in style

FUTA graduate who scored 339 in UTME, 5 A's in WAEC bags first class in style

A first class graduate of electrical and electronics engineering has bagged a first class from FUTA. Before his admission, he got 339 in UTME and 96 in post-UTME.

Man pours away wine wife gave him on wedding day, puts naira note inside cup

Man pours away wine wife gave him on wedding day, puts naira note inside cup

A video of a man pouring away the wine his wife gave him on their wedding day made their video go viral as people wondered why the man made such a move.

3 Nigerian sisters contribute money and build shops for their businesses with cool parapet

3 Nigerian sisters contribute money and build shops for their businesses with cool parapet

A video showing the shops three cooperative sisters built together has stirred massive reactions as people praised them for walking together in business.

University of Ibadan graduate bags first class in law, shares graduation photos

University of Ibadan graduate bags first class in law, shares graduation photos

A University of Ibadan graduate has made herself and family proud as she bagged first class in law. Sharing photos online, the graduate said God helped her.

University of Ibadan graduate bags first class in economics, celebrates her academic success

University of Ibadan graduate bags first class in economics, celebrates her academic success

A University of Ibadan graduate made her family proud as she bagged first class in economics. The brilliant lady was also commended for her fashion sense.

University of Ibadan graduate bags 2.2 in forestry, celebrates his degree with joy

University of Ibadan graduate bags 2.2 in forestry, celebrates his degree with joy

A young Nigerian man who graduated with second class lower from University of Ibadan has proud shared about it. Many people loved his confidence.

After getting study visa for MBA, mum leaves her newborn, relocates to UK

After getting study visa for MBA, mum leaves her newborn, relocates to UK

A strong mother who had to leave her newborn behind to study for her MBA abroad narrated the experience and the struggle she face before her graduation.

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