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

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Young Nigerian man ships goods from China with only N50k, video of many things he got causes stir

Young Nigerian man ships goods from China with only N50k, video of many things...

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a year ago

"She dey learn for free?" Boss deals with worker for coming late, tells her to fetch water using spoon

"She dey learn for free?" Boss deals with worker for coming late, tells her to...

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a year ago

Nigerian lady selected among 800 applicants for UN graduate study programme

Nigerian lady selected among 800 applicants for UN graduate study programme

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a year ago

"Toyota Corolla & 11 cars that do not consume much fuel": Nigerian man lists economy friendly vehicles

"Toyota Corolla & 11 cars that do not consume much fuel": Nigerian man lists...

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a year ago

"Custom clearing among ways to ship cars from US": Man lists steps, reveals "secret" to Nigerians

"Custom clearing among ways to ship cars from US": Man lists steps, reveals...

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a year ago

"That's how they do": Woman exposes tricks done with pure water on the road, warns people to beware

"That's how they do": Woman exposes tricks done with pure water on the road,...

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a year ago

"Na you be boyfriend": Nigerian lady trains as pro boxer, takes heavy punches from man

"Na you be boyfriend": Nigerian lady trains as pro boxer, takes heavy punches from man

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a year ago

A short video showing a female boxer, Joy Ojo, throwing powerful punches at a man she was training with has stirred massive reactions online as people marvelled

"Everyday wasn't academically rosy": Nigerian man who emerged best student abroad speaks

"Everyday wasn't academically rosy": Nigerian man who emerged best student abroad speaks

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a year ago

A student who graduated as best student in a Russian university has said that he hope to study more on how to use technology to better healthcare in the future.

"NNPC among 3 PPA's that pay corps members big money": Nigerian lady draws up list

"NNPC among 3 PPA's that pay corps members big money": Nigerian lady draws up list

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a year ago

A lady has drawn up a list of high-paying PPA that people can apply to for their service year. One of the places like NNPC pay above N50k. Many were surprised.

"Aging so gracefully": Billionaire Tony Elumelu walks into meeting with swags, wears crazy jeans

"Aging so gracefully": Billionaire Tony Elumelu walks into meeting with swags, wears crazy jeans

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a year ago

A TikTok video has shown a billionaire, Tony Elumelu, walking into a meeting in crazy jeans and a shirt as if he was an undergraduate on a Nigerian campus.

Nigerian man who scored 8 A's in WAEC, bagged 1st class in engineering gets special message from US govt

Nigerian man who scored 8 A's in WAEC, bagged 1st class in engineering gets special message from US govt

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a year ago

A young Nigerian man who has been celebrated online for his academic achievement was reached out to by the US government for his post-graduate studies abroad.

Another Nigerian man from Anambra bagged first class degree abroad after clearing 8 A's in WAEC

Another Nigerian man from Anambra bagged first class degree abroad after clearing 8 A's in WAEC

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a year ago

A young Nigerian man, 25, who once performed well in his WAEC went to Russia and graduated with first class. He is the second in a week of best students abroad.

Man based abroad sends money home, builds mansion for future, tiles floor, daughter shows it off

Man based abroad sends money home, builds mansion for future, tiles floor, daughter shows it off

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a year ago

A video of the palatial building a lady's father built has stirred massive reactions online. The daughter showed people the interior as she said it was not done

"Double my hustle": Man who dressed like ice cream hawker & tried to toast women rewards lady with N100k

"Double my hustle": Man who dressed like ice cream hawker & tried to toast women rewards lady with N100k

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a year ago

A Nigerian man who dressed like a petty trader could not easily get a lady to talk to because of how he looked. He gave N100k to the person who listened to him.

Nigerian man Fisayo transforms family's home, changes decor, replaces TV, puts new cooker, fridge, tiles room

Nigerian man Fisayo transforms family's home, changes decor, replaces TV, puts new cooker, fridge, tiles room

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a year ago

A video showing how the home of a Nigerian family was transformed has stirred massive reactions. People got emotional seeing how beautiful their home now looks

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