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

Elon Musk's Optimus robot "holds" conversation like human being, many doubt it's the one talking

Elon Musk's Optimus robot "holds" conversation like human being, many doubt it's...

6 months ago

Askerkine picks 3 passengers at bus park, puts them on plane to Abuja, gives free shopping

Askerkine picks 3 passengers at bus park, puts them on plane to Abuja, gives fre...

6 months ago

Nigerian lady who relocated to UK rents house after squatting for 2 years, rejoices

Nigerian lady who relocated to UK rents house after squatting for 2 years, rejoi...

6 months ago

Nigerian man dumps his girlfriend over her poor CGPA, says she doesn't want to change

Nigerian man dumps his girlfriend over her poor CGPA, says she doesn't want to c...

6 months ago

After almost 3 years apart, Nigerian woman reunites with husband in trending video

After almost 3 years apart, Nigerian woman reunites with husband in trending vid...

6 months ago

After writing JAMB many times, man finally graduates, sister celebrates him

After writing JAMB many times, man finally graduates, sister celebrates him

6 months ago

Man who sold his only car to fund his relocation to UK builds house in Nigeria

Man who sold his only car to fund his relocation to UK builds house in Nigeria

A young Nigerian who relocated abroad has been able to build a bungalow after selling his car to finance his migration dreams. Many people congratulated him.

Nigerian man builds house with modern structure, gives it flat roof, paints walls white

Nigerian man builds house with modern structure, gives it flat roof, paints walls white

A young Nigerian man who completed his building projected shared a video to show people how he started it from the foundation. He used a flat roof design.

Woman finally gives birth to boy after trying many times and having girls

Woman finally gives birth to boy after trying many times and having girls

A Nigerian woman who gave birth to a boy after many years of trying has been celebrated by many on social media. Her sister shared photos of her and family.

Pretty lady welcomes oyinbo lover to Nigeria, becomes shy as man hugs her

Pretty lady welcomes oyinbo lover to Nigeria, becomes shy as man hugs her

A young Nigerian lady who finally met her oyinbo lover 6 months after they chatted online has made an emotional video. People said that she was lucky.

Lady completes her father's house before marriage, makes her family proud

Lady completes her father's house before marriage, makes her family proud

A Nigerian lady has completed her father's house years after people made fun for how rough and ugly it looked. Many people celebrated with the lady.

Young man builds house, tiles interior and installs chandeliers, Nigerians praise him

Young man builds house, tiles interior and installs chandeliers, Nigerians praise him

A young Nigerian man who started and completed his building project has been massively celebrated on social media. The man showed people the home's interior.

Man gets new iPhone 16 Pro Max with millions of naira, checks out dedicated camera button

Man gets new iPhone 16 Pro Max with millions of naira, checks out dedicated camera button

A young Nigerian man who got the new iPhone 16 Pro Max has got people praising him online. He unboxed the phone as many hailed him as a rich man.

Man proposes to lady with 2024 Range Rover, she accepts, dances with new car

Man proposes to lady with 2024 Range Rover, she accepts, dances with new car

A young lady whose proposal came with a Range Rover has shown it off in a viral TikTok video. Many women online want to have the same rich man as hers.

Nigerian kid emerges as head boy of his school abroad, makes his father proud

Nigerian kid emerges as head boy of his school abroad, makes his father proud

A father was happy when his son became the head boy of his abroad. He said the previous year, his sister was the head prefect of the same school.

Joseph Omotayo