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

Covid-19: This is how you should pray during Ramadan to prevent spread of virus - Saudi Arabia tells Muslims

Covid-19: This is how you should pray during Ramadan to prevent spread of...

World

5 years ago

Much talented Nigerian kids Ikorodu Bois land international fame, gets on CNN

Much talented Nigerian kids Ikorodu Bois land international fame, gets on CNN

Nigeria

5 years ago

Amazing teacher builds car tracking system that alerts owner in local language

Amazing teacher builds car tracking system that alerts owner in local language

Nigeria

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Nobody must go hungry during lockdown - Pastor Adeboye

Coronavirus: Nobody must go hungry during lockdown - Pastor Adeboye

Nigeria

5 years ago

Covid-19: How this village is using 'ghosts' to make people stay at home and observe lockdown

Covid-19: How this village is using 'ghosts' to make people stay at home and...

World

5 years ago

Covid-19 lockdown: Kind man buys food, groceries for 300 less privileged families

Covid-19 lockdown: Kind man buys food, groceries for 300 less privileged...

World

5 years ago

Never give up, I met the man of my dream as a single mother of 2 - Nigerian woman advises ladies

Never give up, I met the man of my dream as a single mother of 2 - Nigerian woman advises ladies

People

5 years ago

A Nigerian lady with the name Adetoun has revealed how she got her husband despite the fact that she was already a single mother of two children without hope.

This woman of 7 kids was evicted by landlady, see what people did afterwards

This woman of 7 kids was evicted by landlady, see what people did afterwards

World

5 years ago

President Uhuru Kenyatta has been on the frontline calling for an eviction moratorium while urging landlords to be tolerant with their tenants. Read Legit.ng

Covid-19: How we were treated, sent out of our hotel rooms inside rain - Nigerians in China narrate horrible story (video)

Covid-19: How we were treated, sent out of our hotel rooms inside rain - Nigerians in China narrate horrible story (video)

World

5 years ago

A viral video online has shown Nigerians being chased around on Chinese roads by police amid lockdown. The Nigerians said they took away their accommodation.

Covid-19: How nurses tested positive after they were forced to wear this material

Covid-19: How nurses tested positive after they were forced to wear this material

World

5 years ago

Three nurses who were reportedly forced to wear trash nylon because of the scarcity of medical protective gear have caught coronavirus after they begged for kit

This is what popular musician Shatta Wale said about Tacha (photo)

This is what popular musician Shatta Wale said about Tacha (photo)

World

5 years ago

Popular Ghanaian rapper Shatta Wale has professed his deep affection for former BBNaija housemate, Tacha on Instagram and how he wished he were his best friend.

Covid-19: Church now a place to avoid, shame on men of God - Sinach, husband blast pastors

Covid-19: Church now a place to avoid, shame on men of God - Sinach, husband blast pastors

Celebrities

5 years ago

Gospel artiste, Sinach, and her husband, Joe Egbu, have come hard on pastors who believe so much in science than in the healing power of God, call it a shame.

Man breaks the internet after he built 1-bedroom house for himself (photos)

Man breaks the internet after he built 1-bedroom house for himself (photos)

World

5 years ago

An industrious home-owner shared his humble one-bedroom home that he built while striving to improve his living conditions. His pride was echoed by many online.

Months after surviving gas explosion, Nigerian lady marks birthday with recovery photos

Months after surviving gas explosion, Nigerian lady marks birthday with recovery photos

World

5 years ago

A Nigerian lady with the name Olateju Orekoya has celebrated her birthday several months after she survived a gas explosion with several burns. She thanked God.

Covid-19: I have 8 children and 2 wives, Lagos relief material is not enough for us - Man laments

Covid-19: I have 8 children and 2 wives, Lagos relief material is not enough for us - Man laments

World

5 years ago

An unnamed Nigerian has come out in a viral video to complain about the quality of relief materials the Lagos state government gave out, saying it is not enough

Joseph Omotayo