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

This is the strongest passport in the world with visa-free access to many countries in 2020

This is the strongest passport in the world with visa-free access to many...

Nigeria

5 years ago

E-Money goes bigger, pays for 2.5km road construction in his village

E-Money goes bigger, pays for 2.5km road construction in his village

World

5 years ago

Rwanda leads the way, becomes 1st country to produce made-in-Africa phones

Rwanda leads the way, becomes 1st country to produce made-in-Africa phones

Nigeria

5 years ago

How bodies of high priests, pure gold from many decades ago were discovered in Egypt

How bodies of high priests, pure gold from many decades ago were discovered in...

World

5 years ago

US gives Nigerian Chidebe special recognition, calls him a star

US gives Nigerian Chidebe special recognition, calls him a star

World

5 years ago

Coronavirus: These are the things to avoid to prevent spread of disease - Scientist proffers solutions

Coronavirus: These are the things to avoid to prevent spread of disease -...

World

5 years ago

Dubai, Abu Dhabi stop giving students homework to create more free time at home

Dubai, Abu Dhabi stop giving students homework to create more free time at home

World

5 years ago

Many government schools in the UAE will no longer burden their students with homework. This new development was made known by the country’s ministry of education and reported by The National.

With my HND I became a pilot, do not let BSC-HND bias stop you - Man advises graduates

With my HND I became a pilot, do not let BSC-HND bias stop you - Man advises graduates

World

5 years ago

Wilfred Asuquo, a Nigerian living in the US, has narrated how he was able to break the stigma that is commonly associated with Higher National Diploma (HND).

Nigerians react as reality TV show Ultimate Love launches

Nigerians react as reality TV show Ultimate Love launches

Celebrities

5 years ago

As the reality TV show, Ultimate Love, went live on Sunday, February 9, Nigerians had so much to say from the way the event is being hosted and how the contestants spoke on TV.

I was once offered 20 cows for my hand in marriage - Yemi Alade says what happens next

I was once offered 20 cows for my hand in marriage - Yemi Alade says what happens next

Celebrities

5 years ago

Popular Nigerian musician, Yemi Alade, has said that a Masai once offered her 20 cows to ask for her hands in marriage before his friend changed his mind.

Iyabo Ojo reacts to news of Faithia Balogun's alleged engagement days after calling her out

Iyabo Ojo reacts to news of Faithia Balogun's alleged engagement days after calling her out

Celebrities

5 years ago

Iyabo Ojo, a popular Nollywood actress and producer, has reportedly reacted to the news that Fathia Balogun has got engaged to her boyfriend.

Popular Nigerian actress finally speaks after her unclad video leaked online, releases powerful statement

Popular Nigerian actress finally speaks after her unclad video leaked online, releases powerful statement

Celebrities

5 years ago

Popular Hausa actress, Maryam Booth, has reacted to the leak of her unclad video which went viral online as she accessed her ex of blackmail and secretly recording her while she was changing.

Another batch of 161 Libyan returnees of men, women, children arrives Nigeria

Another batch of 161 Libyan returnees of men, women, children arrives Nigeria

Nigeria

5 years ago

As the European Union and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) continue repatriation, another batch of 161 Nigerian refugees has arrived from Libya.

UK vacancy: Queen Elizabeth is recruiting for a special post in Buckingham Palace (see salary)

UK vacancy: Queen Elizabeth is recruiting for a special post in Buckingham Palace (see salary)

World

5 years ago

If you’re in need of a big job, do not worry anymore as the Queen has put out a vacancy. She is looking for someone that could help renovate the Buckingham Palace.

Meet visually-impaired lady who is a professional photographer (video)

Meet visually-impaired lady who is a professional photographer (video)

World

5 years ago

People who say nothing in life is impossible might have a point as Touka story totally buttress it. Despite the fact that she lost her sight, the creative lady still became a photographer.

Joseph Omotayo