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

Author's articles

Nigerian hairdresser transforms lady's looks with perfect braid style, weaves her rough hair in viral video

Nigerian hairdresser transforms lady's looks with perfect braid style, weaves...

People

2 years ago

"Can my son repeat?" Pretty teacher dances with kids in class & 2 other entertaining videos that went viral

"Can my son repeat?" Pretty teacher dances with kids in class & 2 other...

People

2 years ago

"Serious": Bride in high heels gets too excited while dancing, falls flat, guests scream in viral video

"Serious": Bride in high heels gets too excited while dancing, falls flat,...

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

Nigerian man packs egusi, ogbono, onions abroad to meet oyinbo lover, cooks for her in video

Nigerian man packs egusi, ogbono, onions abroad to meet oyinbo lover, cooks...

People

2 years ago

Young Nigerian millionaire completes his building project, shows off beautiful mansion in viral video

Young Nigerian millionaire completes his building project, shows off beautiful...

People

2 years ago

Man sings Shey You Dey Whine Me Ni in church, ladies go "crazy" during worship, video stirs reactions

Man sings Shey You Dey Whine Me Ni in church, ladies go "crazy" during...

People

2 years ago

"He needs a lawyer": Brother & sister fight, mum instructs they only explain themselves in Yoruba, boy vexes

"He needs a lawyer": Brother & sister fight, mum instructs they only explain themselves in Yoruba, boy vexes

People

2 years ago

Two Nigerian kids who had been mandated to only express themselves in Yoruba language found it very hard to speak about their concerns when both of them fought.

Lady who claimed she never cheated becomes confused as DNA result proves her child does not belong to husband

Lady who claimed she never cheated becomes confused as DNA result proves her child does not belong to husband

People

2 years ago

A confused Ghanaian lady is seeking an explanation on social media after realizing that her child is not for her husband. She claims to have never cheated.

Lady who cheated on lover weeks to her wedding frustrated as DNA test says husband & ex are not child's dads

Lady who cheated on lover weeks to her wedding frustrated as DNA test says husband & ex are not child's dads

People

2 years ago

A doctor revealed that a woman lost her home after a DNA test result showed that both her hubby and the ex she cheated with are not responsible for her child.

"Don't have kids": Funny clip shows moment baby girl suddenly removed mum's fake eyelashes

"Don't have kids": Funny clip shows moment baby girl suddenly removed mum's fake eyelashes

People

2 years ago

A funny video showing a baby girl ripping her mother’s fake lashes off while she is trying to sleep has reminded many people why they should never have kids.

"Too young": Girl who dropped out of school to take care of sick mum gets N10k from stranger in viral video

"Too young": Girl who dropped out of school to take care of sick mum gets N10k from stranger in viral video

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian girl who had to stop school so that she can take care of her sick mother and siblings has been blessed with N10k. She was so surprised by the gift.

Nigerian girl weaves kid's hair, shows off amazing hairdressing skill in video, people rate her

Nigerian girl weaves kid's hair, shows off amazing hairdressing skill in video, people rate her

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian kid who has been learning how to be a good hairstylist for the past two months showed off her skill in a video. Many rated her skill very high online

Qatar 2022: Video shows moment woman anointed Ghanaian players on TV before match with South Korea

Qatar 2022: Video shows moment woman anointed Ghanaian players on TV before match with South Korea

People

2 years ago

A video showing a woman praying hard as she anointed Ghanaian players as they got ready for their match against South Korea has stirred massive reactions online

"Couple's goal": Days after paying flat rent for girlfriend's mum, man took lover to hotel, they soak garri

"Couple's goal": Days after paying flat rent for girlfriend's mum, man took lover to hotel, they soak garri

People

2 years ago

A video of two lovers in a hotel room drinking garri has stirred many funny reactions on TikTok. Many people wondered why pay for a room to eat that cheap.

Woman shows off oyinbo friend who always helps someone in Africa with her money, video stirs reactions

Woman shows off oyinbo friend who always helps someone in Africa with her money, video stirs reactions

People

2 years ago

A woman abroad showed an oyinbo who is trying hard to take care of an African person. She showed the moment the oyinbo woman wanted to send the person money.

Joseph Omotayo