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.

6159 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

Hallelujah Challenge: Couple dress like their miracle, wife dances with newborn baby clothes

Hallelujah Challenge: Couple dress like their miracle, wife dances with newborn...

2 months ago

ByBit hack: Crypto investigator traces those who "stole" N2.5trn from exchange, release details

ByBit hack: Crypto investigator traces those who "stole" N2.5trn from exchange,...

2 months ago

Man celebrates his building before completing it, Nigerians react to cost of construction

Man celebrates his building before completing it, Nigerians react to cost of con...

2 months ago

FUOYE students make solar-powered cooker with "local materials", use tubular battery

FUOYE students make solar-powered cooker with "local materials", use tubular bat...

2 months ago

Lady aho attended NSPPD Nigeria conference narrates UK visa approval testimony

Lady aho attended NSPPD Nigeria conference narrates UK visa approval testimony

2 months ago

Nigerian man on mission to grow N5k to N5m selling okpa starts hawking aggressively

Nigerian man on mission to grow N5k to N5m selling okpa starts hawking aggressiv...

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Popular Nigerian pastor reacts to his male church members wearing earrings, cites Bible as support

Popular Nigerian pastor reacts to his male church members wearing earrings, cites Bible as support

Apostle Harrison Ayintete has said that there is nothing wrong in men wearing earrings to the church as they not less of a Christian. Many disagreed with him.

Couple holds simple introduction ceremony without spending much, Nigerians react

Couple holds simple introduction ceremony without spending much, Nigerians react

A young Nigerian couple who had their introduction without spending much attracted much attention on social media as some people said they were content.

Lady demolishes parents' old village house, builds new one after staying 2 years in UK

Lady demolishes parents' old village house, builds new one after staying 2 years in UK

A Nigerian lady who made it big in the UK returned home and built a one-storey duplex for her parents. Some people abroad wondered how she was able to save.

NYSC corps member honours sister who always sends foodstuff, pays her house rent

NYSC corps member honours sister who always sends foodstuff, pays her house rent

A beautiful Nigerian lady who just complete her national service honoured her sister who supported her like a parent ever since they lost their mother.

Beautiful lady who got pregnant shares transformation video, people react

Beautiful lady who got pregnant shares transformation video, people react

A lady whose face was changed after she got pregnant has shared a video that got many people talking. People wondered if pregnancy would also affect them.

Transformation photos of woman who started plantain chips business 7 years ago with gas cooker

Transformation photos of woman who started plantain chips business 7 years ago with gas cooker

A Nigerian woman who started a plantain frying business seven years ago has shown how much the business has grown. Many people praised her patience.

Nigerian lady gets UK visa, happily shows mum her passport, relocates abroad

Nigerian lady gets UK visa, happily shows mum her passport, relocates abroad

A Nigerian lady who relocated to the UK showed when her passport arrived with her visa and how she rejoiced with her mother. Many people reacted to her video.

Professional American barber teaches young Nigerians how to barb, handle clipper properly

Professional American barber teaches young Nigerians how to barb, handle clipper properly

An American lady has been getting massive, lovely reactions after she flew to Nigeria to teach people how to improve their barbing skills in Ibadan.

Man loses N1.5bn on Trump meme coin after price briefly dumped, his futures position liquidated

Man loses N1.5bn on Trump meme coin after price briefly dumped, his futures position liquidated

A man who reportedly staked $1m (N1.5bn) on longing Trump coin got burnt after its market price briefly tanked and liquidated him before recovery.

Joseph Omotayo