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

US-based woman orders N350k okra soup, bowls of vegetable, Edikangikong from Nigeria, amazes many

US-based woman orders N350k okra soup, bowls of vegetable, Edikangikong from Nig...

a year ago

Lady delivers goods to customer, bank reverses credit alert, she tenders screenshots: "Get a lawyer"

Lady delivers goods to customer, bank reverses credit alert, she tenders screens...

a year ago

Lady relocates to UK, gets her 1st car, laughs & rejoices over japa blessing: "Next is Range Rover"

Lady relocates to UK, gets her 1st car, laughs & rejoices over japa blessing: "N...

a year ago

Samsung S22 vs iPhone 14: Man brings out phone, challenges iPhone user, launches wireless charging

Samsung S22 vs iPhone 14: Man brings out phone, challenges iPhone user, launches...

a year ago

Pretty oyinbo lady backs baby with Nigerian wrapper, people keep looking at her, video goes viral

Pretty oyinbo lady backs baby with Nigerian wrapper, people keep looking at her,...

a year ago

Nigerian lady moves abroad after renting house, sweeps house clean, says landlord blessed her

Nigerian lady moves abroad after renting house, sweeps house clean, says landlor...

a year ago

GTCO fashion weekend: Girl with flat tummy catwalks like Naomi Campbell, submits for competition

GTCO fashion weekend: Girl with flat tummy catwalks like Naomi Campbell, submits for competition

A Nigerian girl with a perfect body amazed many people online as she walked like a pro model. She revealed she was submitting for the GTCO fashion weekend.

Young man puts his Benz on cruise control, car moves without driver, he quickly jumps inside

Young man puts his Benz on cruise control, car moves without driver, he quickly jumps inside

A Nigerian man showed off his white Benz on the street as he danced beside the moving car with no one controlling its steering wheel. People praised him.

Visit visa to Canada: Lady lists 5 questions Nigerians will face from immigration, warns people

Visit visa to Canada: Lady lists 5 questions Nigerians will face from immigration, warns people

A Nigerian lady who had an encounter with a person who was grilled in Canada before she was allowed into the country has stirred massive reactions online.

Apple Event: Lady handles new iPhone 15 pink version, operates it, excited about USB-C

Apple Event: Lady handles new iPhone 15 pink version, operates it, excited about USB-C

A beautiful lady and tech reviewer showed off both iPhone 15 Pro Max and a pink version which least of the series. The phone had mixed reactions online.

Man relocates to Canada to work and study on student visa, wakes up early, goes to class

Man relocates to Canada to work and study on student visa, wakes up early, goes to class

A young Nigerian man who travelled to Canada to work and study made a short video to show his daily challenges to make ends meet. He returned late.

iPhone 15 vs iOS 16: Nigerian man screams in regret as iPhone says "sim not supported" after upgrade

iPhone 15 vs iOS 16: Nigerian man screams in regret as iPhone says "sim not supported" after upgrade

A Nigerian man has got many people's attention after he upgraded his iPhone's OS to 16.0. The phone's network-locked him out and said his sim is not supported.

iPhone 15 pro release: Nigerian lady buys iPhone 14 Pro Max worth over N1m, screams in video

iPhone 15 pro release: Nigerian lady buys iPhone 14 Pro Max worth over N1m, screams in video

A Nigerian lady who bought iPhone 14 Pro Max for herself captured the excitement that came with it in a video. She hurried to the mall to get it in a viral clip

Mum dances with joy as 3 kids resume school after long break, they carry bags, wear white socks

Mum dances with joy as 3 kids resume school after long break, they carry bags, wear white socks

A mother rejoiced when her children finally resumed school and left the house. She said that would have time to deal with her activities without any disturbance.

Lady gets international passport, secures student visa, relocates to Canada: "Please enlighten us"

Lady gets international passport, secures student visa, relocates to Canada: "Please enlighten us"

A Nigerian lady who relocated to Canada was happy that she "escaped" Nigeria for a country with better economic possibilities. Many people celebrated her.

Joseph Omotayo