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

Ed Sheeran finally reveals when he married his sweetheart in new music video

Ed Sheeran finally reveals when he married his sweetheart in new music video

World

5 years ago

Few days to Christmas, researchers 'discover' where Moses once kept biblical Ark of Covenant (see details)

Few days to Christmas, researchers 'discover' where Moses once kept biblical Ark...

World

5 years ago

Americans pull out Trump's 2014 tweet on impeachment, use it to justify why he should leave

Americans pull out Trump's 2014 tweet on impeachment, use it to justify why he...

World

5 years ago

R. Kelly faces new charge of bribery to get fake ID for Aaliyah

R. Kelly faces new charge of bribery to get fake ID for Aaliyah

World

5 years ago

Mystery as baby stolen in 1964 from a US hospital is found in remote town 55 years after (photo)

Mystery as baby stolen in 1964 from a US hospital is found in remote town 55...

World

5 years ago

P Diddy to receive special Grammy award at big event in 2020 for his timeless achievements

P Diddy to receive special Grammy award at big event in 2020 for his timeless...

World

5 years ago

Jubilation as Nigerian Uzo Aduba joins Lupita in Chimamanda Adichie's popular series Americanah

Jubilation as Nigerian Uzo Aduba joins Lupita in Chimamanda Adichie's popular series Americanah

World

5 years ago

Popular Nigerian star and actress in Orange is the New Black, Uzo Aduba, will be featuring alongside one of Hollywood’s greatest, Lupita Nyong’o in HBO’s Americanah.

Top American rapper reveals how Michael Jackson intervened in his fight with 50 Cent

Top American rapper reveals how Michael Jackson intervened in his fight with 50 Cent

World

5 years ago

The beef between The Game and 50 Cent was a big one that even saw a man getting shot. Michael Jackson got involved as well, trying to orchestrate peace between the two rappers.

Drama as Jay-Z seizes phone from man filming Beyonce at Diddy's 50th birthday party (video)

Drama as Jay-Z seizes phone from man filming Beyonce at Diddy's 50th birthday party (video)

World

5 years ago

Jay-Z was caught on camera seizing a person’s phone during a dance session at P Diddy’s 50th birthday party on Saturday, December 14.

Official British babe, I am now a citizen - BBNaija star Uriel jubilates (photos)

Official British babe, I am now a citizen - BBNaija star Uriel jubilates (photos)

Nigeria

5 years ago

Ex BBNaija housemate, Uriel Ngozi Oputa, has everything to rejoice as she on Wednesday, December 18, becomes a British citizen. She also narrated how she had to struggle through the process.

How the world will be if women are allowed to rule for 2 years - Barack Obama reveals

How the world will be if women are allowed to rule for 2 years - Barack Obama reveals

World

5 years ago

The United States former president, Barack Obama has said there could be a great improvement in standards of living if women head countries around the world.

Mike Adenuga's daughter gets int'l honour as French govt gives her prestigious award

Mike Adenuga's daughter gets int'l honour as French govt gives her prestigious award

World

5 years ago

France has given a great honour to the executive vice-chairman of Globacom, Bella Disu, with a very great award for her great national award called the Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

If they were my children, I will disown them - Popular actor knocks Trump's kids (video)

If they were my children, I will disown them - Popular actor knocks Trump's kids (video)

World

5 years ago

Robert De Niro is a straight shooter when it comes to Donald Trump - he doesn't hide the fact that he doesn't approve of the president. The actor went after Trumps's kids when he disapproved of their behaviour.

Met on facebook, 28-year-old man travels from UK to US to meet new date

Met on facebook, 28-year-old man travels from UK to US to meet new date

World

5 years ago

No distance is too long for one to cover when there is an interest. Adam Lawrence, aged 28, travelled all the way from London to Chicago to meet Anna Hosey, a fellow cat lover.

Miss Nigeria receives great honour in US, gets the special key of a city (photos)

Miss Nigeria receives great honour in US, gets the special key of a city (photos)

World

5 years ago

Miss Nigeria, Olutosin Araromi, who represented the country at the just concluded Miss Universe, has received great honour in the US.

Joseph Omotayo