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

Triplets graduate with nursing degrees from South University in America, talk about their lives

Triplets graduate with nursing degrees from South University in America, talk about their lives

People

a year ago

"Marrying an Odogwu is a dream": Groom sets the bar high, takes bundles of cash to wedding ceremony

"Marrying an Odogwu is a dream": Groom sets the bar high, takes bundles of cash to wedding ceremony

People

a year ago

Nigerian man who took his wife to UK regrets, loses nursing job, now staying in 1 room

Nigerian man who took his wife to UK regrets, loses nursing job, now staying in 1 room

People

a year ago

Young plumber brags about his work, says he makes money: " I will never go to university"

Young plumber brags about his work, says he makes money: " I will never go to university"

People

a year ago

Lady returns from Europe after many years, reunites with mum, she hugs her, dances with daughter

Lady returns from Europe after many years, reunites with mum, she hugs her, dances with daughter

People

a year ago

Man emerges as overall best-graduating student at UNICAL, gets N1m, Nigerians celebrate him

Man emerges as overall best-graduating student at UNICAL, gets N1m, Nigerians celebrate him

People

a year ago

Lady wears balloon outfit for her birthday, has dinner with friends, makes them laugh

Lady wears balloon outfit for her birthday, has dinner with friends, makes them laugh

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady who wanted to make her birthday special dressed in a balloon outfit that got her friends laughing. Her husband acted quite well and played along.

Single lady, 31, without husband or kids makes emotional video, says age is catching up with her

Single lady, 31, without husband or kids makes emotional video, says age is catching up with her

People

a year ago

A lady who had no husband, house, or kids wondered when she was going to achieve all of them with age catching up with her. Some people questioned her.

Man imports container house from China, installs it on his land, shows off interior

Man imports container house from China, installs it on his land, shows off interior

People

a year ago

A young man showed that it's easy to become a house owner without having to draw a plan and mould blocks. People wanted to know how he paid for everything.

Woman gets job paying dollars after former company sacks her during Zoom meeting

Woman gets job paying dollars after former company sacks her during Zoom meeting

People

a year ago

Linea Baker is an overjoyed 28-year-old woman after she landed a well-paying job two months after she was fired via Zoom by her previous toxic employer.

Man falls in love with pretty waitress he saw, people help him to get her name

Man falls in love with pretty waitress he saw, people help him to get her name

People

a year ago

A man who fell in love with a waitress said that she made forget he was hungry. He shared the video of the lady online as people told him her name.

Leaked WhatsApp voice note of man who bought car surfaces online, he warns all his neighbours

Leaked WhatsApp voice note of man who bought car surfaces online, he warns all his neighbours

People

a year ago

A young who recently got a car in his compound has warned his neighbours not to scratch it. He gave strict instruction on how they should behave around it.

Polygamous man holds yearly meeting with 2 wives, they write their future goals

Polygamous man holds yearly meeting with 2 wives, they write their future goals

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A TikTok video shows a man with two wives having their annual meeting. Mzansi peeps were fascinated as they discussed the polygamous family's tradition.

Nigerian man gets to Canada, works as carpenter, painter, bricklayer to pay bills

Nigerian man gets to Canada, works as carpenter, painter, bricklayer to pay bills

People

a year ago

A young Nigerian man who relocated to Canada for ends meet said he did all manner of work abroad to survive. He worked as a bricklayer and painter among others.

Lady rents apartment in Lagos, redecorates house, paints walls white, buys AC, TV

Lady rents apartment in Lagos, redecorates house, paints walls white, buys AC, TV

People

a year ago

A lady who wanted comfort in her rented apartment spent millions of naira on the space, and it turned out nice. People wondered how much she spent on the renovation.

Joseph Omotayo