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 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

7 months ago

Nigerian lady who relocated to Pakistan celebrates, people ask questions

Nigerian lady who relocated to Pakistan celebrates, people ask questions

7 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

7 months ago

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

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

7 months ago

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 farm...

7 months ago

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

7 months ago

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.

Lady does marriage introduction with man she met online after chatting for 2 months

Lady does marriage introduction with man she met online after chatting for 2 months

A Nigerian lady who met a man online and married him said that they online chatted online for two months before their wedding introduction happned.

Man sponsors wife in university, pays her school fees for 5 years, she honours him

Man sponsors wife in university, pays her school fees for 5 years, she honours him

A young Nigerian lady cried tears of joy on her graduation day as she thanked her husband who sponsored her university education. Many people rejoiced with her.

Young man who attended GAPOSA celebrates completing his ND with white agabda

Young man who attended GAPOSA celebrates completing his ND with white agabda

A young Nigerian man who graduated from GAPOSA has made his sign out a trending topic on TikTok as he made people write on his classy white agbada.

Man starts and completes house with aluminum parapets in 5 months

Man starts and completes house with aluminum parapets in 5 months

A young Nigerian man completed his mansion in five months. Many were amazed by how grand the building looked. The multi-flats building was well fenced.

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