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 is a journalist who has been writing on human interest topics since 2019. He graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, with a degree in Literature in English in 2016. He is the head of Human Interest and Diaspora Desk at Legit. 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.

6014 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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American lady follows her man home, invests money into boyfriend's poultry business, people react

American lady follows her man home, invests money into boyfriend's poultry business, people react

People

a day ago

"How did I get to this point?" Lady who left UK for Nigeria laments high cost of living, fueling car

"How did I get to this point?" Lady who left UK for Nigeria laments high cost of living, fueling car

People

13 days ago

"Help me o": Female tenant who stays in same compound as landlord cries, shares bitter experience

"Help me o": Female tenant who stays in same compound as landlord cries, shares bitter experience

People

21 days ago

"Make I dey manage": Student rents self con for N1.6m, fixes walls after old tenant did 1 thing

"Make I dey manage": Student rents self con for N1.6m, fixes walls after old tenant did 1 thing

People

22 days ago

Lady renovates late great grandma's room, removes old loads, moves in: "I need to start"

Lady renovates late great grandma's room, removes old loads, moves in: "I need to start"

People

24 days ago

Single mum of 2 kids moves into her uncompleted building, shows off: "I dey rugged am"

Single mum of 2 kids moves into her uncompleted building, shows off: "I dey rugged am"

People

30 days ago

Woman returns to her land, cries out as she sees another person has built foundation on it

Woman returns to her land, cries out as she sees another person has built foundation on it

People

a month ago

A woman whose property was reportedly resold has gone online to tell people about. She showed the construction work that was done by the new "owner".

Nigerian lady who went to Libya to work as nanny succeeds, returns and opens cement shop

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Nigerian lady who went to Libya to work as nanny succeeds, returns and opens cement shop

People

a month ago

A Nigerian lady who hustled hard abroad as a nanny has returned home to open her small shop with money she made in Libya. She was very happy with her feat.

Gas scarcity: Man who installed big solar setup at home uses induction cooker to cook beans

Gas scarcity: Man who installed big solar setup at home uses induction cooker to cook beans

People

a month ago

A smart Nigerian man who is energy independent has been enjoying amid the gas scarcity in the country as his setup powers his induction cooker well.

"Hope say na your papa house": Lady renovates her room with expensive curtains, ergonomic chair

"Hope say na your papa house": Lady renovates her room with expensive curtains, ergonomic chair

People

a month ago

A Nigerian lady who carried out a room renovation with over N1m has got many reactions online as people applauded her creative room transformation.

Lady who relocated to UK shares "bitter" experience, Nigerians react to her video: "I still wonder"

Lady who relocated to UK shares "bitter" experience, Nigerians react to her video: "I still wonder"

People

a month ago

A lady who relocated to the UK said that life abroad is not as rosy as many people portray it online. She compared her life in Ibadan with her present lifestyle.

Lagos tenant buys building materials to renovate landlord's house, Nigerians ask questions

Lagos tenant buys building materials to renovate landlord's house, Nigerians ask questions

People

a month ago

A lady spent on renovating an apartment she rented in Lagos after finding out that the walls had holes and uneven. Many people were surprised by her act.

Nigerian lady celebrates, shares video of house her man built and tiled, people react

Nigerian lady celebrates, shares video of house her man built and tiled, people react

People

2 months ago

A man who built a house and tiled the interior has been praised by his wife. Proudly showing off the man's achievement, the lady also called herself a landlady.

Man who collected money from loan app regrets as company sends message to his contacts

Man who collected money from loan app regrets as company sends message to his contacts

People

2 months ago

A young Nigerian man who took a loan with a high interest rate complained after his loan company reached out to his contacts with his photos for owing.

Lady looking for apartment in Ibadan laments after house agents showed her 1 place

Lady looking for apartment in Ibadan laments after house agents showed her 1 place

People

2 months ago

A lady looking for an apartment in Ibadan was surprised when she saw the house her agents showed her for her N1.2m budgets. The place looked dirty.

Joseph Omotayo