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

Men participate in eating contest, swallow food fast to win money, their video generates buzz

Men participate in eating contest, swallow food fast to win money, their video...

People

a year ago

Landlord stops tenants from paying rent in January, gives them money instead, people jubilate

Landlord stops tenants from paying rent in January, gives them money instead,...

People

a year ago

Man becomes millionaire overnight in 2024 after predicting scores, hits jackpot

Man becomes millionaire overnight in 2024 after predicting scores, hits jackpot

People

a year ago

Prayer answered as couple welcomes quadruplets after 24 years of waiting to have children

Prayer answered as couple welcomes quadruplets after 24 years of waiting to have...

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Young Nigerian man builds house, uses expensive stone coated roof for building, fences compound

Young Nigerian man builds house, uses expensive stone coated roof for...

People

a year ago

Smart teacher builds dream house with her salary, her video stirs massive reactions

Smart teacher builds dream house with her salary, her video stirs massive...

People

a year ago

Lady who saved in piggy bank for 10 months breaks big wooden box, counts many naira notes

Lady who saved in piggy bank for 10 months breaks big wooden box, counts many naira notes

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady who started saving in her piggybank in March 2023 opened the box in December to bring out the massive naira notes inside. People were amazed.

"Budget-friendly": Lady transforms dad's old parlour, changes ceilings, paints home, replaces chairs

"Budget-friendly": Lady transforms dad's old parlour, changes ceilings, paints home, replaces chairs

People

a year ago

A young lady made her father happy after transforming his bedroom into a beauty with a friendly budget. She transformed his parlour with new paint colours.

Mother buys mobile home for daughter, teaches how smart business move from young age, she cries

Mother buys mobile home for daughter, teaches how smart business move from young age, she cries

People

a year ago

A kid could not control her tears when her mother informed her about the rental property she got for her. Many people were amazed by the thoughtful gift.

"Canada banned her": Lady tells best friend she's travelling abroad, she reports her to immigration

"Canada banned her": Lady tells best friend she's travelling abroad, she reports her to immigration

People

a year ago

A lady who told her best friend she was travelling to Canada under an arranged marriage was banned after her trick was reported to officials. She cried.

Young man builds house, puts security fence wire around it, interlocks compound like palace

Young man builds house, puts security fence wire around it, interlocks compound like palace

People

a year ago

A Nigerian woman whose husband completed his multi-million naira house project has made a video to show the building. People were amazed by the interior decor.

Lady succeeds in her business, builds mansion for company with Dangote cement, paints it white

Lady succeeds in her business, builds mansion for company with Dangote cement, paints it white

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady built a big place for her business after she succeeded in her venture. People said that ladies like her who are independent are very rare.

Wife shows off hubby's wealth, gives tour of village mansion worth millions of naira with big chairs

Wife shows off hubby's wealth, gives tour of village mansion worth millions of naira with big chairs

People

a year ago

A wife gave a tour of her rich husband's mansion in the village. The home has two different parlours with very expensive chairs. Their compound is big.

"Can you give me building cost?" Young man completes his house in 2023, spends millions on roofing

"Can you give me building cost?" Young man completes his house in 2023, spends millions on roofing

People

a year ago

A young man who knew the importance of having one's home built one for himself. He finished it and moved in. His friends came to celebrate with him.

Man builds village mansion with great architectural design, it has big closets, looks like palace

Man builds village mansion with great architectural design, it has big closets, looks like palace

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady was full of excitement when she gave a tour of her father's mansion in the village. It has big bathrooms and rooms big enough to contain many.

Joseph Omotayo