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

"Above N5m": Man installs 20kva solar with dry cell batteries for constant electricity, puts panels on roof

"Above N5m": Man installs 20kva solar with dry cell batteries for constant...

People

a year ago

"Ex-boyfriend didn't accept it": Lady gets pregnant, cries, wonders how parents would receive the news

"Ex-boyfriend didn't accept it": Lady gets pregnant, cries, wonders how...

People

a year ago

"I want to do my next birthday there": Son completes house for mum without telling her, woman screams

"I want to do my next birthday there": Son completes house for mum without...

People

a year ago

"It takes a lot": Young man sells house for N69m, relocates to America without thinking twice

"It takes a lot": Young man sells house for N69m, relocates to America without...

People

a year ago

"Make it wider": Creative Nigerian man builds tall firewood stove, uses it to boil water under 5 minutes

"Make it wider": Creative Nigerian man builds tall firewood stove, uses it to...

People

a year ago

"Can you teach me?" Smart oyinbo man catches yahoo boy, tricks him, uncovers his IP address

"Can you teach me?" Smart oyinbo man catches yahoo boy, tricks him, uncovers his...

People

a year ago

"Brilliant": Man converts shipping container to home, furnishes interior to look like "palace", puts fridge

"Brilliant": Man converts shipping container to home, furnishes interior to look like "palace", puts fridge

People

a year ago

A man showed off the 40 feet container he was able to convert into a flat in his village. Many people praised him for the way he arranged his bed & bathroom.

"Range Rover has strong auxiliary gear": Nigerian man tows water tanker with car, pulls it out of mud

"Range Rover has strong auxiliary gear": Nigerian man tows water tanker with car, pulls it out of mud

People

a year ago

A clip showing a man pulling out a tanker with his Ranger Rover in Nigeria has stirred massive reactions online, as some said he might spoil his car that way.

"I have evidence, I paid N500k first for passport & visa": Husband catches wife cheating, narrates in court

"I have evidence, I paid N500k first for passport & visa": Husband catches wife cheating, narrates in court

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A married man has in pains narrated how his wife cheated many times in their marriage. He revealed that he caught her with a young lover. The woman smiled.

"She had always wanted it": Young man starts building project with N234k, rebuilds grandma's old house

"She had always wanted it": Young man starts building project with N234k, rebuilds grandma's old house

People

a year ago

A 31-year-old man from Kiambu was delighted as he flaunted his granny's admirable house, which he, as a structural engineer, designed and managed by himself.

"I raised N3.5m to multiply it to N70m": Lady narrates how she was duped after selling her shop, iPhone X

"I raised N3.5m to multiply it to N70m": Lady narrates how she was duped after selling her shop, iPhone X

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady who was duped of her hard-earned and borrowed money narrated how she was approached by a stranger who gave her the sum of $100 to enjoy her life

"You got my attention": Tall lady dances on the road without slippers, shows off moves, rolls waist gently

"You got my attention": Tall lady dances on the road without slippers, shows off moves, rolls waist gently

People

a year ago

A video showing a curvy lady dancing on the road without any footwear has stirred massive reactions online. People said that they were enchanted by her beauty.

"Play basketball": 7 feet tall man shows off his height, mother is 5 feet 8 inches, people advise him

"Play basketball": 7 feet tall man shows off his height, mother is 5 feet 8 inches, people advise him

People

a year ago

A seven-foot-tall man has made a video to say that his parents are not so tall. Many people who reacted said that he is better off playing basketball in NBA.

"Not easy to handle rejection": Girl cries as baby brother rejects her, refuses to let her carry him

"Not easy to handle rejection": Girl cries as baby brother rejects her, refuses to let her carry him

Family and Relationships

a year ago

A girl could not stop crying because her baby brother rejected her and would rather stay with another family member. People said she could not handle rejection.

"I was not competing against Hilda Baci": Chef Dammy finally speaks after Guinness World Records' revelation

"I was not competing against Hilda Baci": Chef Dammy finally speaks after Guinness World Records' revelation

People

a year ago

Chef Dammy in an interview said that she did not go into her cookathon with the intention to compete against Hilda Baci. She only wanted to explore her skill.

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