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

"I am AS genotype, fiancee is also AS": Man says they fasted, prayed for 1 month & God promised them AA kids

"I am AS genotype, fiancee is also AS": Man says they fasted, prayed for 1 month...

Wedding

2 years ago

"Let him not think he carried bad luck": Nigerian lady pities keke driver, pays for all empty seats in video

"Let him not think he carried bad luck": Nigerian lady pities keke driver,...

People

2 years ago

"He told me God wants him to divorce me": 21-year-old lady narrates how pastor dumped her, shares video

"He told me God wants him to divorce me": 21-year-old lady narrates how pastor...

People

2 years ago

"What's all this?" Nigerian lecturer dances to cartoon in class, students remain standing in video

"What's all this?" Nigerian lecturer dances to cartoon in class, students remain...

People

2 years ago

"They said I'd die before 15 and mum should find another child" - Nigerian lady with sickle cell now 24

"They said I'd die before 15 and mum should find another child" - Nigerian...

People

2 years ago

"Please play o": Lady turns her workplace into fun centre, colleagues join in, roll their bodies gently

"Please play o": Lady turns her workplace into fun centre, colleagues join in,...

People

2 years ago

"Do you want or not?" Angry bride looks away from camera as groom puts many rings on her fingers

"Do you want or not?" Angry bride looks away from camera as groom puts many rings on her fingers

Wedding

2 years ago

A short video has shown the moment a young beautiful lady looked very sad on her wedding day. Many people wondered if she was being forced into the marriage.

"What's happening here?" Boyfriend surprises girlfriend at parent's house, pays her visit in video

"What's happening here?" Boyfriend surprises girlfriend at parent's house, pays her visit in video

People

2 years ago

A young Nigerian lady was surprised when she suddenly saw her boyfriend at the front of her parents' house. The lover didn't inform her before making the visit.

"You are better than your mates": Father of twins calculates number of diapers remaining at home in video

"You are better than your mates": Father of twins calculates number of diapers remaining at home in video

People

2 years ago

Many people understood what a young Nigerian man was going through as a father when he counted the diapers available in the house for his newborn twin babies.

Excited boy takes packs of gifts to girlfriend's secondary school, gives it to her in front of his mum

Excited boy takes packs of gifts to girlfriend's secondary school, gives it to her in front of his mum

People

2 years ago

A boy was very excited as he took his mother to his girlfriend's school on the kid's birthday. The girl was very shy as he happily presented many gifts to her.

"He took our 2 kids from me": 3 emotional divorce stories that broke hearts

"He took our 2 kids from me": 3 emotional divorce stories that broke hearts

People

2 years ago

The story of a man who divorced his wife after 13 years and still kept her as a friend is among a few divorce stories that has been trending online for days.

Emotional moment Nigerian woman visited her husband's grave & cleaned his tombstone with cloth in video

Emotional moment Nigerian woman visited her husband's grave & cleaned his tombstone with cloth in video

People

2 years ago

A video has shown the moment a woman who lost her husband to death visited his tombstone to keep the place clean. Many TikTokers said she made them emotional.

Lady claims she is the popular female voice in all TikTok videos, leaves many surprised

Lady claims she is the popular female voice in all TikTok videos, leaves many surprised

People

2 years ago

A lady has gone online to tell people that she is the popular voice behind TikTok videos. Many people asked questions as some wanted to know how she does it.

Talented young man builds his own Bugatti car from waste materials, drives it like king in video

Talented young man builds his own Bugatti car from waste materials, drives it like king in video

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

A young man wowed many people online after he drove the car he made. The man designed it after the popular Bugatti fast car. It was made from waste materials.

"He had no intention of using the door": Kid flies into mum's car after school in viral video

"He had no intention of using the door": Kid flies into mum's car after school in viral video

People

2 years ago

A mother was surprised in a video when her kid who she went to pick up from school suddenly flew in through her car's window. She screamed at his sudden action.

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