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

Teacher warms her students up in class, makes them dance to Chris Brown's Under the Influence song

Teacher warms her students up in class, makes them dance to Chris Brown's...

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2 years ago

"Working hard": Trending curvy food seller stirs reactions in video, men patronise her shop

"Working hard": Trending curvy food seller stirs reactions in video, men...

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2 years ago

"Computer village": Nigerian man converts wheelbarrow into big shop, covers whole road in video

"Computer village": Nigerian man converts wheelbarrow into big shop, covers...

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2 years ago

Lady renovates her room in father's house, replaces old flooring with tiles, installs wardrobe

Lady renovates her room in father's house, replaces old flooring with tiles,...

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2 years ago

Nigerian lady who worked for friend & got paid N40k salary buys 4 property, gives mum house

Nigerian lady who worked for friend & got paid N40k salary buys 4 property,...

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2 years ago

"Let me do Christmas for him": Video of 14-year-old boy working as tiler goes viral, lady plans to sponsor him

"Let me do Christmas for him": Video of 14-year-old boy working as tiler goes...

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2 years ago

"She's beautiful": Tall lady in high heels wows many people on her wedding day, dances in video

"She's beautiful": Tall lady in high heels wows many people on her wedding day, dances in video

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2 years ago

A video of a pretty bride with an amazing height has stirred massive reactions online. People said that they would love to look like her on their wedding day.

Nigerian man who started building project in April roofs it in October, success video wows many people

Nigerian man who started building project in April roofs it in October, success video wows many people

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2 years ago

A young Nigerian man was praised online after he shared a video of the house he has already roofed. Many people wanted the same blessing in his comment section.

Baby who can't talk yet learns to count with his fingers after mum showed him, video surprises people

Baby who can't talk yet learns to count with his fingers after mum showed him, video surprises people

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2 years ago

A Nigerian mother has amazed many with the video of a baby kid who attempted counting his fingers after he saw she did the same thing. Many asked questions.

Baby confidently walks to stranger's basket in supermarket, picks candy, walks away without returning it

Baby confidently walks to stranger's basket in supermarket, picks candy, walks away without returning it

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2 years ago

A confident baby in a supermarket went straight to a stranger's basket on the queue and picked a candy bar. All efforts to get it from her hand were abortive.

Beautiful Nigerian lady screams for joy as man who asked for account balance gifts her N2k in video

Beautiful Nigerian lady screams for joy as man who asked for account balance gifts her N2k in video

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2 years ago

A Nigerian lady jumped for joy when a man gave her N2,000 to add to the N4k she has in her bank account. Many people said that she is such a very humble person.

She proposes to man in public: 3 moments Nigerian ladies boldly showed interest, expressed love to men

She proposes to man in public: 3 moments Nigerian ladies boldly showed interest, expressed love to men

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2 years ago

Some Nigerian ladies are breaking the norm by asking the men they like out. One lady who was too shy to talk to a man made a video and approached him later.

Woman jumps for joy as daughter's boyfriend rents fine flat for them, upgrades family's lifestyle

Woman jumps for joy as daughter's boyfriend rents fine flat for them, upgrades family's lifestyle

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2 years ago

A woman could not hold back her joy when her daughter's boyfriend took them out of a shabby shelter and rented a clean flat for them. Many people got emotional.

"God did": After seeing her lecturer's funny TikTok video, female student finds it hard to focus in his class

"God did": After seeing her lecturer's funny TikTok video, female student finds it hard to focus in his class

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2 years ago

A young Nigerian lady stumbled on her lecturer's TikTok video and could not get it off her head. While she was in the man's class, the memory came back to her.

Beautiful Nigerian lady visits ex-boyfriend's grandma, cooks rice and sweet soup for her

Beautiful Nigerian lady visits ex-boyfriend's grandma, cooks rice and sweet soup for her

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2 years ago

A Nigerian lady made a video showing how she visited her ex boyfriend's grandma and cooked well for her. Many people said that she is blessed for what she did.

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