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

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Man who was in prison for 17 years released, finds wife faithful waiting, she welcomes him

Man who was in prison for 17 years released, finds wife faithful waiting, she...

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a year ago

"Nobody go dey find visa": Man buys everything in food seller's coolers, shares free rice to people

"Nobody go dey find visa": Man buys everything in food seller's coolers,...

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a year ago

"I got quality materials": Lady who saved while working in school builds small house, plasters walls

"I got quality materials": Lady who saved while working in school builds small...

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a year ago

Nigerian lady buys land in France, builds house, shows off its exterior, people question her

Nigerian lady buys land in France, builds house, shows off its exterior,...

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a year ago

"Teach me": Man builds solar system, uses over 400 lithium batteries, enjoys 24/7 electricity

"Teach me": Man builds solar system, uses over 400 lithium batteries, enjoys...

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"His love is different": Man marries pretty teacher who taught him in high school, they now have kid

"His love is different": Man marries pretty teacher who taught him in high...

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Mother picks kid up with Volkswagen Polo car, girl becomes sad, says she feels poor

Mother picks kid up with Volkswagen Polo car, girl becomes sad, says she feels poor

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a year ago

A TikTok video captured a little girl saying she felt poor after her mother picked her up with a Volkswagen Polo. South Africans found the situation funny.

"We agreed": Man who can't have kids begs friend to impregnate his wife 3 times

"We agreed": Man who can't have kids begs friend to impregnate his wife 3 times

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a year ago

A man who medically could not have children asked his friend to impregnant his wife. The friend was not sure about the idea but accepted and helped him out.

"How many blocks?" Man builds small house on his land, shows how foundation was done, roofs it

"How many blocks?" Man builds small house on his land, shows how foundation was done, roofs it

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a year ago

One man showed off his humble home on TikTok and the video went viral. Mzansi clapped for him and reassured him that bigger and better things are ahead of him.

Pregnant Nigerian lady relocates to UK as international student, stays in Airbnb for months

Pregnant Nigerian lady relocates to UK as international student, stays in Airbnb for months

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a year ago

A Nigerian lady who relocated to UK while still pregnant narrated how she suffered with being a mother and a pregnant student. A person helped her babysit.

"Something bigger": Man makes millions in Qatar, builds mother lovely house back home

"Something bigger": Man makes millions in Qatar, builds mother lovely house back home

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a year ago

Sammy Lumash from Busia moved to Qatar seeking better opportunities. He initially worked as a security guard and nearly a year since moving, he has built a house.

Nigerian man in US complains of working multiple shifts, paying bills, says he doesn't sleep long

Nigerian man in US complains of working multiple shifts, paying bills, says he doesn't sleep long

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a year ago

A Nigerian man in the US has made a video to narrate how hard things are abroad and people are working themselves like robot to make a living abroad.

Childcare in UK: Lady relocates abroad, realises daycare is expensive, becomes stay-at-home mum

Childcare in UK: Lady relocates abroad, realises daycare is expensive, becomes stay-at-home mum

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a year ago

A Nigerian lady in the UK said that childcare in the abroad is very expensive. To deal with the situation, she had to be a full time stay-at-home mother.

Chef falls asleep behind stove during Guinness cook-a-thon, looks tired in viral video

Chef falls asleep behind stove during Guinness cook-a-thon, looks tired in viral video

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a year ago

Chef Abena Kwartemaa, who followed in the steps of Chef Failatu Abdul Razak and embarked on a GWR cook-a-thon attempt, was captured sleeping behind the stove.

Dangote, BUA cement price: Young man sees weak blocks bricklayers made, cries as he inspects them

Dangote, BUA cement price: Young man sees weak blocks bricklayers made, cries as he inspects them

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a year ago

A young man became very sad when he saw that bricklayers made weak blocks for him without using sufficient cement for production. They crumbled easily.

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