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

"Your oga won't fire you": Teni goes into crowd, pulls out cameraman on stage and dances with him in video

"Your oga won't fire you": Teni goes into crowd, pulls out cameraman on stage...

People

2 years ago

Emotional moment beautiful kid sang for her grandma during video call, expressed love

Emotional moment beautiful kid sang for her grandma during video call, expressed...

People

2 years ago

Hand moulded or machine made block? 4 ways Nigerians can know which is better when building their houses

Hand moulded or machine made block? 4 ways Nigerians can know which is better...

People

2 years ago

"I hope you recover": Nigerian lady becomes sad as flood affects her newly built house, shares touching video

"I hope you recover": Nigerian lady becomes sad as flood affects her newly built...

People

2 years ago

DJ Khaled vibes to Burna Boy's Last Last inside Rolls-Royce, makes sweet hand moves in video

DJ Khaled vibes to Burna Boy's Last Last inside Rolls-Royce, makes sweet hand...

People

2 years ago

"Things my mum sent to me from Nigeria": Lady shares video of pepper, ogbono, clothes she received in America

"Things my mum sent to me from Nigeria": Lady shares video of pepper, ogbono,...

People

2 years ago

Young Nigerian wins best performing teacher award, gets N20,000 money reward, photo stirs reactions

Young Nigerian wins best performing teacher award, gets N20,000 money reward, photo stirs reactions

People

2 years ago

A young Nigerian has been celebrated online for bagging a best performing teacher award as he got the cash gift of N20,000 which many thought to be very small.

Beautiful Nigerian lady works as car mechanic, removes engine, repairs it in viral video

Beautiful Nigerian lady works as car mechanic, removes engine, repairs it in viral video

People

2 years ago

A lady was praised on social media for the dedication she exuded at work while fixing a vehicle's engine. Despite her beauty, she doesn't mind getting dirty.

Man returns home from abroad, finds out someone is building 4-bedroom house on his land, many react

Man returns home from abroad, finds out someone is building 4-bedroom house on his land, many react

People

2 years ago

Zambian diplomat Anthony Mukwita recently came back home after nearly a decade of living in Sweden only to find a stranger is building a bungalow on his land.

"He fell in love with me": Nigerian lady films child looking at her inside taxi, video stirs reactions

"He fell in love with me": Nigerian lady films child looking at her inside taxi, video stirs reactions

People

2 years ago

A clip showed the moment a kid could not stop looking at a beautiful lady at the back of the car he and his mother were transporting in. She said he's in love.

Reactions as lady finds out boyfriend has been dating another girl for 4 years while promising marriage

Reactions as lady finds out boyfriend has been dating another girl for 4 years while promising marriage

People

2 years ago

A lady found out that her bae had actually been in another serious relationship for the past four years. South Africans were shocked at the spicy revelation.

"Let the kids enjoy": Reactions as teacher plays Ruger's Girlfriend song for students in viral video

"Let the kids enjoy": Reactions as teacher plays Ruger's Girlfriend song for students in viral video

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

A young teacher has been praised online after she used Ruger's Girlfriend to entertain her kids in class. Following her cue, the students rolled their waists.

Lady touches mad man's life, shares transformation video after barbing his hair, giving him new clothes

Lady touches mad man's life, shares transformation video after barbing his hair, giving him new clothes

People

2 years ago

Former HIV/AIDS ambassador of Ghana, Joyce Dzidzor Mensah, has beautifully transformed the look of a mentally challenged Ghanaian man. People have reacted.

Nigerian lady uses less than N40k to buy milk, chicken, other provisions in UK, video stirs reactions

Nigerian lady uses less than N40k to buy milk, chicken, other provisions in UK, video stirs reactions

People

2 years ago

A Nigerian lady in the UK showed how many things she was able to get home from the supermarket with less than N40,000. Many said that the items are so cheap.

Nigerian man suddenly loses his passport at US airport after he had already relocated

Nigerian man suddenly loses his passport at US airport after he had already relocated

People

2 years ago

A lady has in a video revealed that a man from Nigeria could not find his passport when he got abroad and because of that, he was denied entry into the country.

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