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

Mmesoma Ejikeme: 3 things Nigerian teenager said about how she manipulated her JAMB score

Mmesoma Ejikeme: 3 things Nigerian teenager said about how she manipulated her...

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a year ago

"You used my photos": Lady who just got job creates fake Instagram account, takes secret orders

"You used my photos": Lady who just got job creates fake Instagram account,...

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a year ago

Lady who promised 2 men marriage cries on wedding day, lover blocks her on way to church

Lady who promised 2 men marriage cries on wedding day, lover blocks her on way...

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a year ago

"Nice work": Young Nigerian man builds "G-Wagon" car with local materials, drives it around

"Nice work": Young Nigerian man builds "G-Wagon" car with local materials,...

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a year ago

Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma: Young man who supported girl's UTME score takes back his words, begs JAMB

Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma: Young man who supported girl's UTME score takes back his...

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a year ago

Breaking: Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma confesses to manipulating JAMB result, reveals how she did it in quick steps

Breaking: Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma confesses to manipulating JAMB result, reveals how...

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a year ago

Breaking: Innoson Vehicles withdraws scholarship given to Mmesoma Joy Ejikeme, says why it did so

Breaking: Innoson Vehicles withdraws scholarship given to Mmesoma Joy Ejikeme, says why it did so

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a year ago

Innoson Vehicles has withdrawn the N3 million scholarship awarded to Joy Mmesoma Ejikeme after the Anambra committee of inquiry revealed that her Read more.

"Let's go & have fun together": Pretty lady in supermarket pranks security man, he quickly agrees

"Let's go & have fun together": Pretty lady in supermarket pranks security man, he quickly agrees

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a year ago

A Nigerian got a security man's attention as she said that she would like to have fun with him. The man agreed until he realised that it has all been a prank.

"The baba's soap worked for 1 week": Yahoo boy confesses in church, says he later sold his iPhone

"The baba's soap worked for 1 week": Yahoo boy confesses in church, says he later sold his iPhone

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a year ago

A man who said he was introduced to yahoo work in Lokoja said that he and his friends paid N21,000 to get a powerful soap that worked well for him for a week.

"Na only me understand": Nigerian man plays with his pretty Chinese teacher, they speak Mandarin

"Na only me understand": Nigerian man plays with his pretty Chinese teacher, they speak Mandarin

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a year ago

A Chinese lady and her Nigerian student made a sweet video together as they conversed in Mandarin. TikTokers loved the close relationship between both of them.

"I won golden diploma": Nigerian man gets 5.0 CGPA in Russian university, emerges best graduating student

"I won golden diploma": Nigerian man gets 5.0 CGPA in Russian university, emerges best graduating student

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a year ago

A Nigerian man from Anambra has shown how smart young Nigerians are as he graduated from a Russian University with a 5.0 CGPA. He also got an honorary degree.

"Great engineering": Man builds "Lamborghini" sportscar for himself, puts its fuel tank in the middle

"Great engineering": Man builds "Lamborghini" sportscar for himself, puts its fuel tank in the middle

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a year ago

A talented man who fabricated a Lambo was praised after he showed off the car while fueling it. While many laughed at him, others acknowledged his creativity.

"Nigerian airlines would frustrate him": Student who wanted to save on rent spends N4.2m flying to school

"Nigerian airlines would frustrate him": Student who wanted to save on rent spends N4.2m flying to school

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a year ago

A man who wanted to escape paying high rent in the city his university was located decided to fly from his LA home. He spent over N4m on flights in a year.

Man breaks down in tears after pastor advises his girlfriend not to marry him

Man breaks down in tears after pastor advises his girlfriend not to marry him

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a year ago

A man has shed uncontrollable tears in a Twitter video after his partner of over two years dumped him over a preacher's prophecy. He detailed why she left.

"It's painful": Nigerian lady cries after paying N2.5m to agent, she gets fake visa

"It's painful": Nigerian lady cries after paying N2.5m to agent, she gets fake visa

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a year ago

A Nigerian who emptied her life savings of N2.5m to get visa was defrauded by a travelling agent. She said that she was given a fake one. People consoled her.

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