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.

6010 articles published since 08 Jan 2019

Author's articles

Man who was rejected for studying Igbo in university makes it, PhD students now use his published book

Man who was rejected for studying Igbo in university makes it, PhD students now use his published book

4 years ago

Nigerian man bags first class in law, shares amazing graduation photos

Nigerian man bags first class in law, shares amazing graduation photos

4 years ago

Nigerian man bags first class in engineering, shares graduation photos, sparks conversations

Nigerian man bags first class in engineering, shares graduation photos, sparks conversations

4 years ago

Young man becomes petty construction worker, makes money to buy himself new school uniform, shoe

Young man becomes petty construction worker, makes money to buy himself new school uniform, shoe

4 years ago

Despite delay, woman finally bags PhD, says she didn't fail in life (photos)

Despite delay, woman finally bags PhD, says she didn't fail in life (photos)

4 years ago

Cute Nigerian lady becomes doctor, men 'ask' for her hand in marriage

Cute Nigerian lady becomes doctor, men 'ask' for her hand in marriage

4 years ago

He's not coming back home! Joy as Nigerian man gets job in America after bagging his master's degree in this school (see photos, reactions)

He's not coming back home! Joy as Nigerian man gets job in America after bagging his master's degree in this school (see photos, reactions)

4 years ago

A Nigerian man had double blessings as he got a job just after he finished his master's degree from Austin Peay State University in America. He is so joyful.

Poor students who trekked long distance to school daily get bicycles, these are the 2 Nigerian women who helped them (photos)

Poor students who trekked long distance to school daily get bicycles, these are the 2 Nigerian women who helped them (photos)

4 years ago

The help of two Nigerians, Yetunde and Bilqis, has changed the lives of some children in Ogun who used to walk six hours to school. They were gifted bicycles.

Little boy whose parents died and couldn't go to school becomes mechanic to survive, here's his video repairing a 'keke' (photos)

Little boy whose parents died and couldn't go to school becomes mechanic to survive, here's his video repairing a 'keke' (photos)

4 years ago

A Nigerian kid, Ashamu Lekan, has expressed his need to go back to school after he dropped out due to his parents' demise. He is now an apprentice mechanic.

After graduating with first class in mathematics, this young Nigerian man without job becomes a farmer to make money (photos)

After graduating with first class in mathematics, this young Nigerian man without job becomes a farmer to make money (photos)

4 years ago

A mathematics graduate, Emmanuel, in Ebonyi with a first class degree has become a farmer as a way to make ends meet due to his lack of a proper employment.

Nigerian mom of 2 bags PhD in maths from this top university in Germany, says she wanted to quit many times (photos)

Nigerian mom of 2 bags PhD in maths from this top university in Germany, says she wanted to quit many times (photos)

4 years ago

A Nigerian woman and mother of two, Itunu Grace, has been awarded her PhD by a top German university. She said that she wanted to quit on several ocassions.

Little kid creates smart way of learning alphabet as he raps about his ABC, many react (video)

Little kid creates smart way of learning alphabet as he raps about his ABC, many react (video)

4 years ago

A smart young boy has become very popular on social media after rapping about the alphabet in a very skilful way by creating professions around each letter.

Little boy sets Twitter on fire with his funny answer to this maths question (see video)

Little boy sets Twitter on fire with his funny answer to this maths question (see video)

4 years ago

The video of a little boy during his mathematics lesson has got everyone talking about how very funny he is. The clip has been watched for over 4 million times.

Nigerian 12-year-old genius breaks record in UK, receives award for discovering this new maths formula (photos)

Nigerian 12-year-old genius breaks record in UK, receives award for discovering this new maths formula (photos)

5 years ago

A 12-year-old Nigerian Chika Ofili has really made the nation proud as he discovered a new way of divisibility by 7. He came up with it during his homework.

Girl graduates top of her class after she dumped medicine to study engineering in Hungary (photos)

Girl graduates top of her class after she dumped medicine to study engineering in Hungary (photos)

5 years ago

A Nigerian lady Amarachi on Twitter who goes by Making the academic change did not come easily as she dithered for three years. She dithered for three years.

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