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

Man who lost life savings and came back from abroad broke gets help, says "friends want to send me out"

Man who lost life savings and came back from abroad broke gets help, says...

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a year ago

Man who started plantain chips business with less than N100k builds 3rd house, plans to give tips

Man who started plantain chips business with less than N100k builds 3rd house,...

People

a year ago

Self-con apartment for N495 daily rent amazes many, it has tiles, separate kitchen and toilet

Self-con apartment for N495 daily rent amazes many, it has tiles, separate...

People

a year ago

Nigerian lady relocates abroad with her boyfriend, they continue enjoying sweet love

Nigerian lady relocates abroad with her boyfriend, they continue enjoying...

People

a year ago

Man living abroad returns after people drained his life savings in Nigeria, speaks good English

Man living abroad returns after people drained his life savings in Nigeria,...

People

a year ago

Nigerian lady goes into farming, feeds her fish: "No shame in what pays the bills"

Nigerian lady goes into farming, feeds her fish: "No shame in what pays the...

People

a year ago

Man dances like Michael Jackson beside lady in market, she pushes him away, people watch

Man dances like Michael Jackson beside lady in market, she pushes him away, people watch

People

a year ago

A man who always dances like Michael Jackson went to the market and tried to get the attention of a lady who pushed him away from her shop. Many watched them.

Doctor who had 3 cars and a house in Nigeria advises people against relocating to Canada

Doctor who had 3 cars and a house in Nigeria advises people against relocating to Canada

People

a year ago

A Nigerian doctor staying in Canada said he relocated to the country to secure citizenship for his children. He said that earning back in Nigeria is better.

Nigerian lady rears fish for over 4 months, shows off bountiful harvest, some weigh 1.4kg

Nigerian lady rears fish for over 4 months, shows off bountiful harvest, some weigh 1.4kg

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady who invested in fish farming was happy that she cashed out big time from the business. She said that she reared them for more than four months

Young man makes it in life, builds one storey house, splurges millions of naira on interior decor

Young man makes it in life, builds one storey house, splurges millions of naira on interior decor

People

a year ago

A young Nigerian man who built house for himself at a young age celebrated his achievement as he shared a video showing the mansion. He gave God the glory.

Nigerian lady hunts for house in UK, sees fine apartment going for N1.2m monthly rent, says "I didn't get it"

Nigerian lady hunts for house in UK, sees fine apartment going for N1.2m monthly rent, says "I didn't get it"

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady in the UK was surprised to see many people queuing in front of the same apartment that she wanted to get. She missed out because of many offers.

University of Sussex: Brilliant lady gets Chevening scholarship for her master's degree in UK

University of Sussex: Brilliant lady gets Chevening scholarship for her master's degree in UK

People

a year ago

Latoya Charles Williams, a determined young lady, has been awarded a Chevening scholarship to pursue her master's degree at the University of Sussex in the UK.

House hunting in UK: Nigerian lady relocates abroad, sees studio flat with small bed

House hunting in UK: Nigerian lady relocates abroad, sees studio flat with small bed

People

a year ago

A video showing the house a lady while looking for a rent apartment has stirred reactions. Some people advised her to go for the studio flat, saying it's cheap.

Man builds mansion as gift for parents, furnishes interior, installs POP LED light to make it beautiful

Man builds mansion as gift for parents, furnishes interior, installs POP LED light to make it beautiful

People

a year ago

A son who wanted to make his family happy built a mansion for them. The house's interior decor had full lighting that added to the classiness of the structure.

Igbo students in UK gather abroad, organise community party, have fun away from motherland

Igbo students in UK gather abroad, organise community party, have fun away from motherland

People

a year ago

A short video showing some Igbo students celebrating their tribe and promoting community has stirred reactions. They ate and danced. People loved their hangout.

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