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

Brave passenger safely lands plane as pilot experiences medical emergency mid-air

Brave passenger safely lands plane as pilot experiences medical emergency mid-air

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a year ago

Nigerian lady opens small gas shop for herself, praises God for the blessing

Nigerian lady opens small gas shop for herself, praises God for the blessing

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a year ago

"Passed IELTS and CBT": Lady on N27k salary saves, gets passport, becomes nurse in UK

"Passed IELTS and CBT": Lady on N27k salary saves, gets passport, becomes nurse in UK

People

a year ago

Free dollar: Man "drops" fake $100 note on the floor, many Nigerians try to pick it

Free dollar: Man "drops" fake $100 note on the floor, many Nigerians try to pick it

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a year ago

Esther Establish challenge: Transformation photos of man who used to hawk with wheelbarrow

Esther Establish challenge: Transformation photos of man who used to hawk with wheelbarrow

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a year ago

Man reacts after wife who left him for rich man declares interest to return: "without any means"

Man reacts after wife who left him for rich man declares interest to return: "without any means"

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a year ago

Rich man approaches 2 curvy ladies, pretends to be poor, they refuse to help him

Rich man approaches 2 curvy ladies, pretends to be poor, they refuse to help him

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a year ago

A rich man who pretended to be poor went to an ATM stand and tried to ask some ladies for help. Two of them refused him. He rewarded the person who helped.

Crypto Crash: As BTC drops to $62k, man loses N1.3bn trading PEPE on Binance, he cries

Crypto Crash: As BTC drops to $62k, man loses N1.3bn trading PEPE on Binance, he cries

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a year ago

BTC price came down sharply and a man who betted that market would be in an uptrend lost over N1bn. Many people pitied and told him not to lose hope.

Tenant who pays N8k rent installs AC in his house, his landlord gets angry, vows to eject him

Tenant who pays N8k rent installs AC in his house, his landlord gets angry, vows to eject him

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a year ago

A Ghanaian landlord has sparked conversation online after he vowed to eject a tenant. He lamented that the tenant pays ¢100 rent yet has purchased an AC.

Twin brothers marry on same day, build identical bungalows for wives in the village, photo surfaces

Twin brothers marry on same day, build identical bungalows for wives in the village, photo surfaces

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a year ago

The Murang'a brothers George and Daniel, who famously referred to themselves as the Gatanga twins, said they work as pastors and singers. They have built.

"Stop placing people on salaries": Man living in US advises Nigerians sending money home

"Stop placing people on salaries": Man living in US advises Nigerians sending money home

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a year ago

A US-based man has advised African to stay away from helping people back home with their hard earned money when the Africans can work to pay their bills.

House plan for 1 room: Lady buys cement blocks, builds portable home with her savings

House plan for 1 room: Lady buys cement blocks, builds portable home with her savings

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a year ago

A lady saved as much as she could while working 9-5. She later resigned the job and used the money to build herself a portable house. People loved her courage.

Lady welcomes her oyinbo boyfriend to Nigeria, shows him love in front of many at airport

Lady welcomes her oyinbo boyfriend to Nigeria, shows him love in front of many at airport

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a year ago

A Nigerian lady was happy to see her American boyfriend again as she welcomed him at the airport. She could not take her hands off him for a while.

"I changed my naira to dollar": Lady gets Canadian Visa after Submitting Passport for 2 Months

"I changed my naira to dollar": Lady gets Canadian Visa after Submitting Passport for 2 Months

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a year ago

A lady's joy knew no bounds after she got her Canadian visa. Her mother and friends joined her in celebrating her new success. She relocated as a student.

Lady installs solar system in her house, gets many panel with tubular batteries, enjoys 24/7 light

Lady installs solar system in her house, gets many panel with tubular batteries, enjoys 24/7 light

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady spent N3m on solar system so that she can have constant electricity in her house. She got many solar panels and two batteries for the setup.

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