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.

6098 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

Corps members salute woman who always gives them free water in Akwa Ibom

Corps members salute woman who always gives them free water in Akwa Ibom

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iPhone 16: Man examines new Apple phone's cool features in trending clip

iPhone 16: Man examines new Apple phone's cool features in trending clip

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Nigerian kids who relocated to Canada few months ago speaking with foreign accent

Nigerian kids who relocated to Canada few months ago speaking with foreign accen...

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Lady whose mother gave birth to 6 babies says people should not worry about school fees

Lady whose mother gave birth to 6 babies says people should not worry about scho...

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Nigerian lady reunites her dog after 8 months, people say they're cute together

Nigerian lady reunites her dog after 8 months, people say they're cute together

2 months ago

Nigerian lady who relocated to Pakistan celebrates, people ask questions

Nigerian lady who relocated to Pakistan celebrates, people ask questions

2 months ago

"Opay card wey I get for free": Man customises his ATM card, takes it POS agent

"Opay card wey I get for free": Man customises his ATM card, takes it POS agent

A young Nigerian man who customised his ATM card got people asking him different questions. Some people wanted to know the debit card will later expire.

Nigerian man gets construction job in UK, kneels in thanksgiving to God

Nigerian man gets construction job in UK, kneels in thanksgiving to God

A young Nigerian man who succeeded in the UK after he relocated abroad has told people that what God cannot do does not exist. Many celebrated him.

Couple resign from their jobs in America, relocate back to Africa to become farmers

Couple resign from their jobs in America, relocate back to Africa to become farmers

James and his wife, Beth Kahiga, left their jobs in the United States of America (USA) to rear Dorper sheep in Kenya. The couple owns Capri Dorper Farm Ltd.

Smart Nigerian lady uses her money to build house instead of buying wigs

Smart Nigerian lady uses her money to build house instead of buying wigs

A Nigerian lady who became successful and built a house has said that she invested money meant for wigs into the project. Many ladies asked questions.

Nigerian man who rented apartment in Lagos celebrates as he buys mattress and 3 pillows

Nigerian man who rented apartment in Lagos celebrates as he buys mattress and 3 pillows

A Nigerian man who was able to get a bed for his apartment celebrated his win and shared a video. Many poeople wanted to know the price of the bed.

Lady and pretty friends dress like pregnant women, go out on date as people stare

Lady and pretty friends dress like pregnant women, go out on date as people stare

A Nigerian lady and her friends dressed like pregnant women and went out to the street. Many people were amazed about seeing three pregnant ladies walking together.

Baby sits at doorstep as she waits till father returns home and dances with her

Baby sits at doorstep as she waits till father returns home and dances with her

A baby got many people talking with the way she waited committedly for her father to come home. When the man arrived, she started dancing with him.

Nigerian man mistakenly gets N2.5m sent to his account, he goes to bank and returns it

Nigerian man mistakenly gets N2.5m sent to his account, he goes to bank and returns it

A young man has shown that he does not need to be rich in an ill-mannered way. He returned the sum of N2.5m mistakenly transferred to his Access Bank account.

Young man who packed many work shifts in UK builds mansion in Nigeria

Young man who packed many work shifts in UK builds mansion in Nigeria

A young Nigerian man who relocated to the UK has succeeded. He sent money home and built a two storey mansion. Many people celebrated him on TikTok.

Joseph Omotayo