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

"Ship them back": 12 people who travelled from Ghana to UK by road "plan" to sell history-making cars abroad

"Ship them back": 12 people who travelled from Ghana to UK by road "plan" to...

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a year ago

"Our G-Wagon still strong": 12 people travelling from Ghana to UK by road stop to repair their cars

"Our G-Wagon still strong": 12 people travelling from Ghana to UK by road stop...

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a year ago

"Our G-Wagon still strong": 12 people travelling from Ghana to London rest by road, show off cars

"Our G-Wagon still strong": 12 people travelling from Ghana to London rest by...

People

a year ago

"What's the electricity bill?" Man finally gets Bitcoin machine that gives $8 daily, smiles with joy

"What's the electricity bill?" Man finally gets Bitcoin machine that gives $8...

People

a year ago

"I wanted to promote Nigeria": Brave man drives danfo bus from London to Lagos, speaks in video

"I wanted to promote Nigeria": Brave man drives danfo bus from London to...

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a year ago

"You need constant electricity": Man who got machine that gives dollars daily shares more videos

"You need constant electricity": Man who got machine that gives dollars daily...

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a year ago

12 people take 10,000km road trip from Ghana to London with Benz, Lexus, say it has been their dream

12 people take 10,000km road trip from Ghana to London with Benz, Lexus, say it has been their dream

People

a year ago

12 Ghanaians are driving from Accra to London in 16 days. They will drive for a stretch of 10,000km. The travellers are made up of twelve men and one woman.

"Na taxi for Dubai": Man takes white Tesla to trenches, easily gets the attention of women and kids

"Na taxi for Dubai": Man takes white Tesla to trenches, easily gets the attention of women and kids

People

a year ago

A video showing a Tesla car in a poor neighbourhood as people gathered around it has stirred massive reactions among people. Kids were very surprised to see it.

Man places his tablet, AirPod, watch on car to see if people will take them, expresses shock when he returns

Man places his tablet, AirPod, watch on car to see if people will take them, expresses shock when he returns

People

a year ago

A young Nigerian man who wanted to test people's honesty placed his tab, wallet, wrist watch and airpod in a marketplace. He left the items for several minutes

"I want to be a truck driver": Man who moved to Canada after resigning from his bank job now sleeps on street

"I want to be a truck driver": Man who moved to Canada after resigning from his bank job now sleeps on street

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a year ago

Daniel Wanyeki is determined to get a job as a truck driver in Canada after dumping his banking job back home in Kenya. Wanyeki is now living on the streets.

Man who lost his job divorces his 3 wives after they started cheating on him

Man who lost his job divorces his 3 wives after they started cheating on him

People

a year ago

A Chadian man who lives in Uganda, Mutiacya, said he divorced his three gorgeous wives on the same day after they disrespected him because he had lost his job.

Young man renovates his 1 room, paints & tiles it, shares transformation video with cool wallpaper

Young man renovates his 1 room, paints & tiles it, shares transformation video with cool wallpaper

People

a year ago

A Nigerian man has got many people admiring his new room after he transformed the same into a cool place to live in. He tiled the floor and painted the wall.

"He's accurate": Nigerian man walks like Wizkid, copies his move, holds cup

"He's accurate": Nigerian man walks like Wizkid, copies his move, holds cup

People

a year ago

A young man had many people asking him where he learned to walk like Wizkid as he acted like the singer in a viral video. Many commended the man's accuracy.

Pretty lady working as software engineer in Portland says she earns N151.7m, enjoys stock options

Pretty lady working as software engineer in Portland says she earns N151.7m, enjoys stock options

People

a year ago

A young lady who is making a big salary in tech as a software engineer has said that she got bonuses and has stock options in the company she works for abroad.

"We can use it for vehicle": Video of crashed plane's engine in Lagos surfaces online, people show surprise

"We can use it for vehicle": Video of crashed plane's engine in Lagos surfaces online, people show surprise

People

a year ago

A clip showing the engine of the light plane that crashed in Lagos has stirred massive reactions online. People were amazed by the engineering that went into it

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