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

It wasn't easy going to work - Physically-challenged woman succeeds, falls in love, gives birth

It wasn't easy going to work - Physically-challenged woman succeeds, falls in...

Nigeria

5 years ago

Lagos Lockdown: This is how we have been sleeping outside, in crowded spaces - Homeless people narrate

Lagos Lockdown: This is how we have been sleeping outside, in crowded spaces -...

Nigeria

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Talented Nigerian engineers create ventilator, could produce 300 weekly

Coronavirus: Talented Nigerian engineers create ventilator, could produce 300...

World

5 years ago

This is how much US govt gave Nigeria to fight coronavirus

This is how much US govt gave Nigeria to fight coronavirus

World

5 years ago

Covid-19 lockdown: How my landlord gave all of us packs of rice - Student reveals (photos)

Covid-19 lockdown: How my landlord gave all of us packs of rice - Student...

World

5 years ago

Lockdown: Woman overcomes, delivers her 22nd child after 10-hour long labour

Lockdown: Woman overcomes, delivers her 22nd child after 10-hour long labour

World

5 years ago

Breaking: Sad day for Nigeria as 56-year-old top healthcare giver dies of COVID-19, family member speaks (photos)

Breaking: Sad day for Nigeria as 56-year-old top healthcare giver dies of COVID-19, family member speaks (photos)

Nigeria

5 years ago

As the world battles with coronavirus, Nigeria keeps taking a huge hit in the way it has been losing some of her great minds to the virus. The latest is Carol.

Covid-19: God will judge you based on how you treat poor people - Pope Francis

Covid-19: God will judge you based on how you treat poor people - Pope Francis

World

5 years ago

Pope Francis on Monday, April 6, spoke about the situation of the poor. In his tweet, the pontiff said that God will judge the world on how the poor are treated

Fight against coronavirus: MAPOLY leads the way, produces world-class hand sanitisers

Fight against coronavirus: MAPOLY leads the way, produces world-class hand sanitisers

World

5 years ago

Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, has taken the lead in producing hand sanitizers to combat the shortage of medical supply in the fight against Covid-19.

TB Joshua asks members to take hot water and lemon to achieve this thing

TB Joshua asks members to take hot water and lemon to achieve this thing

World

5 years ago

TB Joshua has called his members to share their testimony based on the hot water and lemon solution secret he asked them to try out for their health benefits.

Covid-19: Much tears as another top Nigerian doctor dies abroad while treating patients in US (photo)

Covid-19: Much tears as another top Nigerian doctor dies abroad while treating patients in US (photo)

World

5 years ago

It is a sad day for the country as another Nigerian top doctor has died abroad. Apostle Caleb Anya, lost his life in the US as Covid-19 hit the country hard.

Give out to only poor orphans - Apostle Suleman provides new formula for online giveaway

Give out to only poor orphans - Apostle Suleman provides new formula for online giveaway

Nigeria

5 years ago

The head of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has spoken about the popular culture of online giveaway and who should be given priority.

Covid-19: This UAE city is using technology to spray people at bus stations to stop coronavirus (video)

Covid-19: This UAE city is using technology to spray people at bus stations to stop coronavirus (video)

World

5 years ago

Abu Dhabi is working hard and smart to rid the city of coronavirus as they introduced an amazing gateway at bus stations that disinfect people when they pass.

Covid-19: Why I am producing masks in Aba - Woman makes strong points

Covid-19: Why I am producing masks in Aba - Woman makes strong points

Nigeria

5 years ago

As the world deals with the shortage of medical materials, most especially face masks, in the fight against Covid-19, Jacinthia Kakaide has come to the rescue.

Covid-19: High praise for Dino Melaye as he begins giving out face masks, hand sanitizers, others in Kogi state

Covid-19: High praise for Dino Melaye as he begins giving out face masks, hand sanitizers, others in Kogi state

World

5 years ago

Popular politician, Dino Melaye, has started the distribution of the items in the state as he donated some to the Federal Medical Centre, Lokaja to Kogi people.

Joseph Omotayo