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

"She's beautiful": Video shows lovely moment people celebrate cute lady with bowlegs on her graduation day

"She's beautiful": Video shows lovely moment people celebrate cute lady with...

People

2 years ago

"I would've packed extra": Agege bread shared as souvenirs at expensive wedding ceremony, clip stirs reactions

"I would've packed extra": Agege bread shared as souvenirs at expensive...

Wedding

2 years ago

Hardworking Nigerian lady in hijab shows strength, dismantles okada with speed in video

Hardworking Nigerian lady in hijab shows strength, dismantles okada with speed...

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

"All about military": Sweet video shows moment Nigerian soldier honours wife, salutes her in public

"All about military": Sweet video shows moment Nigerian soldier honours wife,...

People

2 years ago

"Mama na cruise": Woman swims in her parlour with 'joy' as daughter shares video of flooded house

"Mama na cruise": Woman swims in her parlour with 'joy' as daughter shares video...

People

2 years ago

"Do you accept dropouts?" 2 kids show their beautiful teacher love, give her sweet to lick in viral video

"Do you accept dropouts?" 2 kids show their beautiful teacher love, give her...

People

2 years ago

Nigerian lady turns street beggar in UK, depends on strangers for food, soap in video

Nigerian lady turns street beggar in UK, depends on strangers for food, soap in video

People

2 years ago

A young lady has gone online to show that she really needs people's urgent help as she said she has turned a beggar in the UK to feed her family and survive.

Floyd Mayweather's 1-year-old grandkid amazes many people in video, throws strong punches like pro

Floyd Mayweather's 1-year-old grandkid amazes many people in video, throws strong punches like pro

People

2 years ago

Floyd Maywaether shared a video of his grandson playfully training to be a boxer. In a video that has gone viral, the kid punched a balloned mascot with energy.

"Computer village na your mate": Nigerian man opens box of 'new Android phone', sees big black nylon

"Computer village na your mate": Nigerian man opens box of 'new Android phone', sees big black nylon

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian man has got many people talking after sharing a video of a phone that had no device inside despite the fact it was sealed. Many asked questions.

Video captures moment husband suddenly saw his wife with 7 months old pregnancy at airport

Video captures moment husband suddenly saw his wife with 7 months old pregnancy at airport

People

2 years ago

A video of a woman welcoming her husband home with a seven-month-old pregnancy has stirred massive reactions on TikTok. Many people asked different questions.

"Bag like supermarket": Nigerian lady prepares to go to school, loads box with milk, soft drink, corn flakes

"Bag like supermarket": Nigerian lady prepares to go to school, loads box with milk, soft drink, corn flakes

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian lady going to school as a fresher has got many people talking as she filmed the moment she loaded her box with goodies. She had things like noodles.

Keke becomes important in UK as Gwent Police set to add tricycles to weapons of fighting crime

Keke becomes important in UK as Gwent Police set to add tricycles to weapons of fighting crime

People

2 years ago

The Gwent police has said that it would be deploying kekes into its community as a way to promote safety in places like parks. Money spent was not revealed

"Hold her with care": Nigerian man pranks girlfriend, says he has a kid in village, she breaks down in tears

"Hold her with care": Nigerian man pranks girlfriend, says he has a kid in village, she breaks down in tears

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian lady could not hold back her tears as her boyfriend pranked her that he has a child she does not know about. She was calm despite the hurt she felt.

Nigerian lady who hasn't seen mother in almost 3 years visits her in NYSC khaki, joyful video stirs reactions

Nigerian lady who hasn't seen mother in almost 3 years visits her in NYSC khaki, joyful video stirs reactions

People

2 years ago

A young lady has shared a video of the reunion she had with her mother she had not seen in more than two years. The mother danced with so much joy in a video.

Video shows mum using sweet trick to teach her kid how to walk, video stirs reactions

Video shows mum using sweet trick to teach her kid how to walk, video stirs reactions

People

2 years ago

A mother has used a system to teach her kid how to move from one place to another without having the fear of falling. She enticed him with a colourful tape.

Joseph Omotayo