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

Celebrating Nigerian man who was first African president of very special organisation in Canada

Celebrating Nigerian man who was first African president of very special...

World

5 years ago

Madonna and 25-year-old boyfriend get serious as she meets his parents (photos)

Madonna and 25-year-old boyfriend get serious as she meets his parents (photos)

World

5 years ago

This is so immature - Fans critcise Drake for working with Chris Brown after what Rihanna went through

This is so immature - Fans critcise Drake for working with Chris Brown after...

World

5 years ago

Celebrating Nigerian woman Nkechi who is the vice president of tech in Canada's biggest bank

Celebrating Nigerian woman Nkechi who is the vice president of tech in...

World

5 years ago

Mariah Carey breaks music record, becomes 1st artist to top Billboard Hot 100 list in 4 decades (photo)

Mariah Carey breaks music record, becomes 1st artist to top Billboard Hot 100...

World

5 years ago

33-year-old woman receives big special gifts from Bill Gates for Christmas, showcases them (video, photos)

33-year-old woman receives big special gifts from Bill Gates for Christmas,...

World

5 years ago

Photos of GEJ and Patience as they visit officer wounded during an attack on their home in Otuoke

Photos of GEJ and Patience as they visit officer wounded during an attack on their home in Otuoke

Nigeria

5 years ago

Former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan, on Saturday evening, December 28, visited Lance Corporal Umar Umar Muttaka, at the Federal Medical Centre in Yenagoa.

Anarchy looms in the nation except we do this 1 special thing - Afenifere chieftain reveals

Anarchy looms in the nation except we do this 1 special thing - Afenifere chieftain reveals

Politics

5 years ago

The leader of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has said that there can never be any progress in the nation unless the country’s constitution is changed to reflect true federation.

How we seized smuggled 85 bags of rice in our ongoing raid - Nigerian Army reveals

How we seized smuggled 85 bags of rice in our ongoing raid - Nigerian Army reveals

Nigeria

5 years ago

The Nigerian Army has seized 85 bags of smuggled rice in a compound in Abor-Uwani community in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi as part of its raid called “Exercise Atologwu Udo 1”.

Trump's appearance in popular Home Alone movie edited out on Canadian TV, president reacts

Trump's appearance in popular Home Alone movie edited out on Canadian TV, president reacts

Politics

5 years ago

Just days after US president, Donald Trump, said that appearing in Home Alone movie was an honour, a Canadian TV station cut out his appearance from its Christmas broadcast.

US makes special law for Afro hairstyle, goes against any form of discrimination

US makes special law for Afro hairstyle, goes against any form of discrimination

World

5 years ago

Californians have a reason to celebrate. The state is to become one of the first in the USA to ban discrimination against natural hair. Afros can finally be worn in peace.

Justin Bieber makes big announcement on, promises to come back with special album, tours

Justin Bieber makes big announcement on, promises to come back with special album, tours

World

5 years ago

Justin Bieber has announced that he will be giving his fans more of him come 2020. The singer will give them a tour, a new album and has a comeback single, 'Yummy'.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West celebrate holiday, drop beautiful family photos

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West celebrate holiday, drop beautiful family photos

World

5 years ago

Popular model and TV personality, Kim Kardashian, has shared beautiful pictures of her family on her Instagram page. She captioned it "Happy Holidays".

TV reporter who quit job for winning lottery came back to beg boss when she saw how small her money was (video)

TV reporter who quit job for winning lottery came back to beg boss when she saw how small her money was (video)

Celebrities

5 years ago

Natalia Escudero, a Spanish TV reporter, quit her job while on air after she won a lottery, only to realise that the money she won was actually smaller than her expectation.

British Army to recruit soldiers using Kim Kardashian's big backside as tool

British Army to recruit soldiers using Kim Kardashian's big backside as tool

World

5 years ago

The British Army is said to be planning on using Kim Kardashian’s massive bottom as a to tool to recruit more soldiers into its fold.

Joseph Omotayo