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.

6165 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

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Viral photo of Lobi Stars Football Club players at seminar is misleading, fact check report reveals

Viral photo of Lobi Stars Football Club players at seminar is misleading, fact...

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2 years ago

Beautiful lady & her friend shake waists gently in class, coursemates mind their business

Beautiful lady & her friend shake waists gently in class, coursemates mind their...

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2 years ago

"Why are you lying?" Lady curses contribution partner who refused to pay, video of phone call causes stir

"Why are you lying?" Lady curses contribution partner who refused to pay,...

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2 years ago

Video of Nigerian kid drinking garri from his cooler and enjoying it like jollof rice stirs reactions

Video of Nigerian kid drinking garri from his cooler and enjoying it like jollof...

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2 years ago

"She's missing Jim Jam already": Girl in boarding school cries, tries to hide her tears, video trends

"She's missing Jim Jam already": Girl in boarding school cries, tries to hide...

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2 years ago

Nigerian woman takes care of house girl, allows her to put on gen, wash clothes with machine in video

Nigerian woman takes care of house girl, allows her to put on gen, wash...

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2 years ago

"Where una dey see this love?" Lady leaves school for boyfriend's house after he fell sick, bed video trends

"Where una dey see this love?" Lady leaves school for boyfriend's house after he fell sick, bed video trends

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2 years ago

A video of a girlfriend taking care of her boyfriend after she left school because he was sick has got many people praising the love they have for each other.

Beautiful lady dances & rolls her waist before turning fufu in big pot, video gets millions of views on TikTok

Beautiful lady dances & rolls her waist before turning fufu in big pot, video gets millions of views on TikTok

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2 years ago

A short viral video online showed the moment a lady danced vigorously before turning large amount of food on the fire. Many people were wowed by her energy.

"He really tried": Mother proud of son as he helps her on fish farm, video generates lovely comments on TikTok

"He really tried": Mother proud of son as he helps her on fish farm, video generates lovely comments on TikTok

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2 years ago

A short video of a kid helping his mother out on a fish farm got some people commending her parenting. The kid happily brought out some fish from a big pond.

"Come try am for Ibadan": Young Nigerian man jumps in front of car, sits on the road & causes traffic in video

"Come try am for Ibadan": Young Nigerian man jumps in front of car, sits on the road & causes traffic in video

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2 years ago

Two videos showing a young man trying to make an unusual dance act in front of moving vehicles got many people cautioning him against doing such a risky thing.

Young Nigerian man gets people talking after plaiting girl's hair with great skill in viral video

Young Nigerian man gets people talking after plaiting girl's hair with great skill in viral video

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2 years ago

A short clip of a young Nigerian man working on a kid's hair stirred massive reactions on social media. Many were wowed by his skill in making the kid pretty

"How do you manage not to laugh?" Man's funny video with female strangers on the road trends

"How do you manage not to laugh?" Man's funny video with female strangers on the road trends

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2 years ago

A young man who makes funny videos with strangers for his TikTok page has stirred massive reactions online as he placed his hands on random peoples' shoulders.

"The relationship just start": Lady visits boyfriend's house, washes all his dirty clothes, he rewards her

"The relationship just start": Lady visits boyfriend's house, washes all his dirty clothes, he rewards her

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2 years ago

Two young lovers got many talking online when a girlfriend helped her man to wash his clothes and swept his house as if they were already husband and wife.

“On my way to become billionaire”: Nigerian lady shows off her fish farm in trending video, many want to learn

“On my way to become billionaire”: Nigerian lady shows off her fish farm in trending video, many want to learn

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2 years ago

A short video of a Nigerian lady showing off her fish farming as she said she is in the process of becoming a billionaire has stirred reactions on social media.

"Protecting CGPA like ATM pin": Nigerian undergraduates dance instead of revealing their scores

"Protecting CGPA like ATM pin": Nigerian undergraduates dance instead of revealing their scores

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2 years ago

A group of undergraduates who did not want to reveal their CGPAs rather chose to dance. Many TikTokers found their responses funny. Only one revealed his score.

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