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

"The students get shape": Tailor gives her apprentices practical, their ankara gown designs amaze many

"The students get shape": Tailor gives her apprentices practical, their ankara...

People

2 years ago

Black lady dances on the street, wows oyinbo woman with her moves, she stops & keeps looking

Black lady dances on the street, wows oyinbo woman with her moves, she stops &...

People

2 years ago

"I wan try my luck": Nigerian man invests his money into snail farming, shares video

"I wan try my luck": Nigerian man invests his money into snail farming, shares...

People

2 years ago

"This is unfair": Woman shares throwback photo of how she used to look fit before she started giving birth

"This is unfair": Woman shares throwback photo of how she used to look fit...

People

2 years ago

Nigerian lady gives N2k to young man hawking boxers, prays for him in emotional video

Nigerian lady gives N2k to young man hawking boxers, prays for him in...

People

2 years ago

"He will do it to you too": Lady meets man on Facebook, falls in love with him, later find out he's married

"He will do it to you too": Lady meets man on Facebook, falls in love with...

Nigeria

2 years ago

Nigerian man surprises wife, takes her to room filled with designer shoes in viral video, she screams

Nigerian man surprises wife, takes her to room filled with designer shoes in viral video, she screams

People

2 years ago

A man made the birthday celebration of his wife worthwhile as he filled a bedroom with many kinds of gifts for her. Many people praised the woman's partner.

"Cast her for Bridgerton Season 3": Nigerian student speaks like British in class, wows many with her accent

"Cast her for Bridgerton Season 3": Nigerian student speaks like British in class, wows many with her accent

People

2 years ago

A viral video of a Nigerian student speaking amazingly in British accent without flaws has wowed many people online. People wanted to know how she was taught.

"Chop your money": Nigerian man disappointed to see N50k invested in shares in 2005 turn to N5k

"Chop your money": Nigerian man disappointed to see N50k invested in shares in 2005 turn to N5k

People

2 years ago

A man who invested the sum of N50,000 in 2005 into Union Bank shares was sad when he discovered the money has reduced to N5,000 during the bank's takeover.

"Avatar": Amazing video of family where all children and mother have front white hair & birthmarks

People

2 years ago

A man has got many people talking and asking questions when he shared a short video showing all his family members who have birthmarks and front white hair.

Young man offers beautiful ladies beans and 2 other times food connected people together

Young man offers beautiful ladies beans and 2 other times food connected people together

People

2 years ago

A young Nigerian man was so taken by the beauty of a waitress that he made a short video of the lady to show his TikTok followers. Many people were amazed.

Very beautiful ladies accept young man's offer to eat bread & beans, quickly enter restaurant in video

Very beautiful ladies accept young man's offer to eat bread & beans, quickly enter restaurant in video

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian man shared a video showing the moment he invited some fine ladies he never knew into a restaurant, asking them if they would eat bread and beans.

Baby wearing diaper sings in class filled with older children, moves funny as he touches his toes in video

Baby wearing diaper sings in class filled with older children, moves funny as he touches his toes in video

People

2 years ago

A video of a kid dancing as he tried to sing in a class filled with other children ahs go many people praising his confidence and brilliance. The boy screamed.

"I stayed with him when he had nothing": Lady shares transformation video of her & boyfriend in car

"I stayed with him when he had nothing": Lady shares transformation video of her & boyfriend in car

People

2 years ago

A young lady has shared a video that got many people praising her for being patient enough in a relationship when her boyfriend was not financially able enough.

Nigerian boy amazes many, solves complex mathematics questions in seconds without looking at calculator

Nigerian boy amazes many, solves complex mathematics questions in seconds without looking at calculator

People

2 years ago

A young Nigerian boy with a health condition has wowed many people with his multiplication skills. When complex numbers were called to him, he solved them.

Joseph Omotayo