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

Author's articles

Lady rents house, changes ceiling to POP, installs rubber tiles, makes it look VIP hotel room

Lady rents house, changes ceiling to POP, installs rubber tiles, makes it look...

People

a year ago

Man praises landlord in Canada who gave him house for free, he lives without rent for 6 months

Man praises landlord in Canada who gave him house for free, he lives without...

People

a year ago

Woman rejoices over Chinese Yuan notes inside kid's schoolbag, quickly changes them to naira

Woman rejoices over Chinese Yuan notes inside kid's schoolbag, quickly changes...

People

a year ago

Man buys tiny house online, pays N38.1m, Amazon ships it to him, sets building up

Man buys tiny house online, pays N38.1m, Amazon ships it to him, sets building...

People

a year ago

Brilliant man invests N8k into barbing business, makes huge profits, records N7.2m in 2023

Brilliant man invests N8k into barbing business, makes huge profits, records...

People

a year ago

Smart Nigerian man builds house with Gerard stone-coated roof, painting mansion white

Smart Nigerian man builds house with Gerard stone-coated roof, painting...

People

a year ago

Young man buys okrika cloth, finds cool British pound currency inside, rejoices

Young man buys okrika cloth, finds cool British pound currency inside, rejoices

People

a year ago

A Ghanaian man was happy and surprised as he discovered £20 in the pocket of second-hand clothing while washing, turning a routine task into unexpected joy.

Lady rejoiced on last day at work after boyfriend convinced her to be stay-at-home girlfriend

Lady rejoiced on last day at work after boyfriend convinced her to be stay-at-home girlfriend

People

a year ago

A Kenyan woman took to TikTok to share to celebrate quitting her job to be a stay-at-home girlfriend after her man convinced her to stop working.

Boyfriend teaches girlfriend big lesson, tells her to repay all investment he made on her

Boyfriend teaches girlfriend big lesson, tells her to repay all investment he made on her

People

a year ago

Vodafone Ghana student demands reimbursement of all monies spent on his girlfriend. He claimed he spent a significant amount on his girlfriend without being intimate

Groom's father offers bride N7.1m, tells her to leave his son, she breaks down in tears

Groom's father offers bride N7.1m, tells her to leave his son, she breaks down in tears

People

a year ago

A bride was shocked when her father-in-law offered her over N7.1m in cash to walk away from his son in the hope that he would find someone better.

Man quickly proposes to girlfriend on her graduation day, seals relationship with ring

Man quickly proposes to girlfriend on her graduation day, seals relationship with ring

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A Ghanaian man has earned the admiration of many after a video of him proposing marriage to his girlfriend on the day she graduated from university went viral

"Invest before building": Young man excited about his house project, starts foundation and prays

"Invest before building": Young man excited about his house project, starts foundation and prays

People

a year ago

A man who just started building his house took many people to his site even when he was yet to finish the project. A man prayed for him with Fanta.

Pelumi Nubi: Nigerian lady prepares to drive from London to Lagos, shows off her car

Pelumi Nubi: Nigerian lady prepares to drive from London to Lagos, shows off her car

People

a year ago

A young Nigerian lady, Pelumi Nubi, is going on a herculean task of driving from the UK to Lagos. She added she would be giving answers to people's questions.

Lady gives her parents' kitchen modern makeover, installs fridge, induction cooker, father dances

Lady gives her parents' kitchen modern makeover, installs fridge, induction cooker, father dances

People

a year ago

A South African woman posted a TikTok video showing how she renovated her parent's kitchen from an old space to a modern and stylish space, making them proud.

Sobowale Babatunde: 61-year-old man gets 4.84 CGPA from UNILAG, emerges best graduating student

Sobowale Babatunde: 61-year-old man gets 4.84 CGPA from UNILAG, emerges best graduating student

People

a year ago

A 61-year-old Nigerian man, Babatunde Sobowale, has emerged as the best graduating student from UNILAG distance learning institute with 4.84 CGPA

Joseph Omotayo