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.

6103 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

"I'm happy": Young lady hugs man who looks like Portable, thinks he's real zazzu master

"I'm happy": Young lady hugs man who looks like Portable, thinks he's real zazzu...

a year ago

"That cream is powerful": Transformation video of Nigerian lady who stopped bleaching her skin

"That cream is powerful": Transformation video of Nigerian lady who stopped blea...

a year ago

Man pays N8m for fake Canadian employment letter, his document leaks, stopped from entering country

Man pays N8m for fake Canadian employment letter, his document leaks, stopped fr...

a year ago

"I met my hubby online": Man who entered lady's Facebook DM proposes to her, she cries for joy

"I met my hubby online": Man who entered lady's Facebook DM proposes to her, she...

a year ago

Nigerian girl emerges as best student, gets many awards during graduation, people praise her

Nigerian girl emerges as best student, gets many awards during graduation, peopl...

a year ago

"Find good driver": Young man spends millions to get truck instead of flashy cars like Benz

"Find good driver": Young man spends millions to get truck instead of flashy car...

a year ago

"I pay N1.8m monthly rent in UK": Man shows tiny London apartment with cool interior decor and clean bathtub

"I pay N1.8m monthly rent in UK": Man shows tiny London apartment with cool interior decor and clean bathtub

A young man who lives in the UK and pay close to £2,000 has given people a tour of his small apartment. Many people were wowed that he pays that much monthly.

"Electricity is another thing": Young man acquires Bitcoin machine that give $8, watches dollars on screen

"Electricity is another thing": Young man acquires Bitcoin machine that give $8, watches dollars on screen

A short video showing a man inspecting how Bitcoin mining machine works stirred massive reactions on social media. He was surprised to see it making dollars.

2023 WAEC: Nigerian girl clears her result after scoring 309 in JAMB-UTME, wants to study economics

2023 WAEC: Nigerian girl clears her result after scoring 309 in JAMB-UTME, wants to study economics

A 16-year-old girl, Ayomide, has performed well in her WAEC, scoring a total number of 8 A1's. Her UTME score was 309. The teenager hoped to be an economist.

"No forget papa": Young man takes his mother to fine restaurant, treats her like queen, spoon feeds her

"No forget papa": Young man takes his mother to fine restaurant, treats her like queen, spoon feeds her

A kind young Nigerian man shared a video that showed how he took care of his mother by taking her to a nice restaurant and feeding her like she were his queen.

2023 WAEC: 15-year-old girl clears her results with 8 A's after scoring 334 in JAMB, gets quick admission

2023 WAEC: 15-year-old girl clears her results with 8 A's after scoring 334 in JAMB, gets quick admission

A brilliant Nigerian girl, Rita, performed greatly in her 2023 WAEC. The 15-year-old students scored eight A1's, having only a B in English language subject.

WAEC 2023 result: Nigerian girl makes her papers, gathers 3 A's & several B's, photo of result goes viral

WAEC 2023 result: Nigerian girl makes her papers, gathers 3 A's & several B's, photo of result goes viral

A WAEC result of a brilliant girl, Uchechi, stirred massive reactions online. Many praised her and her peers for coming out in flying colours in their papers.

2023 WAEC: Student scores D7 in literature after passing maths & English with good grades, shares result

2023 WAEC: Student scores D7 in literature after passing maths & English with good grades, shares result

A young Nigerian student who had D7 in his literature in English asked people if his result was good enough. People advised him on what he could do about it.

WAEC result: Boy who used to collect trash in Lagos clears papers after man promised him university education

WAEC result: Boy who used to collect trash in Lagos clears papers after man promised him university education

A young Nigerian man was very happy that the boy he has been helping with his education finally performed well in his 2022 WAEC. The boy cleared his papers.

Naira to euro exchange rate: Man shares €200 notes to oyinbo people on the street, many convert it

Naira to euro exchange rate: Man shares €200 notes to oyinbo people on the street, many convert it

A video showing a man sharing euros to oyinbo on the street abroad has stirred massive reactions on TIkTok. Many people converted the euros to local rates.

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