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.

6010 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

43-year-old single mum celebrates as successful younger man, 35, marries her

43-year-old single mum celebrates as successful younger man, 35, marries her

People

a year ago

Young millionaire builds house with cement blocks, furnishes interior, uses high roof

Young millionaire builds house with cement blocks, furnishes interior, uses high roof

People

a year ago

Man visits powerful village uncle people warned him about, shakes his hand with confidence

Man visits powerful village uncle people warned him about, shakes his hand with confidence

People

a year ago

Getting visa: Lady whose friends relocated abroad cries she's lonely, Nigerians react

Getting visa: Lady whose friends relocated abroad cries she's lonely, Nigerians react

People

a year ago

Man charges Nigerian couple in UK N355k to clean their garden, they react, get lawnmower

Man charges Nigerian couple in UK N355k to clean their garden, they react, get lawnmower

People

a year ago

Wife in Canada kneels in joy as husband, 3 children join her abroad, they hug at airport

Wife in Canada kneels in joy as husband, 3 children join her abroad, they hug at airport

People

a year ago

Teacher gives students free food, serves rice on their plates, her students rejoice

Teacher gives students free food, serves rice on their plates, her students rejoice

People

a year ago

A South African teacher went viral on TikTok after displaying an act of kindness toward her pupils. A video shows her serving them a hot meal during break.

"Good investment": 20-year-old entrepreneur builds house of multiple rooms, rents them out

"Good investment": 20-year-old entrepreneur builds house of multiple rooms, rents them out

People

a year ago

A TikTok video shows a young South African woman unveiling her rental rooms, which she built at the age of 20. The video went viral, and many people were impressed.

Nigerian couple build mansion in 7 months, tile interior, paint house white to look classy

Nigerian couple build mansion in 7 months, tile interior, paint house white to look classy

People

a year ago

A young Nigerian couple completed their house in seven months and became landlords. A person who saw how big the house was doubted it was done in under a year.

Man spends 5 months to finish bungalow for parents, furnishes it, presents house to them

Man spends 5 months to finish bungalow for parents, furnishes it, presents house to them

People

a year ago

A Nigerian man made his parents happy with a house gift. He built a bungalow for them secretly and presented it after the house had been completed.

Tenant redecorates room with dark colours, paints WC and sink black, his landlady cries

Tenant redecorates room with dark colours, paints WC and sink black, his landlady cries

People

a year ago

An apartment's interior decor changed for the worse when a tenant painted dark designs on the walls and ceiling. He also changed the colour of the WC to black.

Video of rented apartment with leaky roof causes buzz online, man gives tour, cooks in "kitchen"

Video of rented apartment with leaky roof causes buzz online, man gives tour, cooks in "kitchen"

People

a year ago

A young man who lives in a dirty apartment has shared a video that showed how bad his place was. The room had holes everywhere. People pitied him.

Nigerian man builds many flats for rent, installs borehole, fences his investment

Nigerian man builds many flats for rent, installs borehole, fences his investment

People

a year ago

A young Nigerian man has amazed people as he made a lifetime investment by building a multi tenement house. People wanted to know the cost of the project.

Man divorces marriage after wife refuses to resume work, wants to be full-time mother

Man divorces marriage after wife refuses to resume work, wants to be full-time mother

People

a year ago

A man recently ended his marriage of five years after his wife refused to work and chose to be a stay-at-home mother despite finishing her maternity leave.

"No NEPA": Man installs solar with 4 batteries, generates electricity, says it carries cooker

"No NEPA": Man installs solar with 4 batteries, generates electricity, says it carries cooker

People

a year ago

A young Nigerian man who installed 10KVA solar system in his house with 12 panels said that he has been enjoying 24/7 power in his house since he set it up.

Joseph Omotayo