Olukorede Yishau

Olukorede Yishau
Born (1978-06-27) 27 June 1978 (age 46)
Somolu, Lagos, Lagos State
NationalityNigerian
Alma materAmbrose Alli University
Occupation(s)Journalist, author, editor
Years active2006–present
EmployerThe Nation newspaper
Notable work

Olukorede S. Yishau is a Nigerian writer, editor, journalist and essayist. He is the author of In The Name Of Our Father (2018) and Vaults of Secrets (2020). Yishau has worked as an editor with the Nigerian newspaper The Nation, and was long listed for the 2021 Nigeria Prize for Literature.[1][2][3]

Born in Somolu, Lagos State. Yishau was raised in Agege and had his education there, where he excelled academically. He studied journalism at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, although didn't complete as a result of what he called "a crisis". He also went to Ambrose Alli University and got his degree in mass communication. Yishau has worked in notable news sources including The Sources, Tell Magazine, and currently the associate editor of The Nation, a Nigerian newspaper.

Life and background

Youth and education (1978–1996)

Yishau was born on 27 June 1978 in Somolu, a Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. He grew up in Agege, and studied at Ansar-Ud-Deen Grammar School. By 1996, he graduated from secondary school. Yishua proceeded to Nigerian Institute of Journalism and during an interview, he said "he didn't take his last exams due to academic problem in Nigeria" which he called "a crisis", and had a degree in mass communication at Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma.[4]

Career and journalism (1999–2010)

Yishua started practicing journalism in 1999 with The Source. It was there he wrote his first book, In The Name Of Our Father. He also worked for Tell Magazine, and is currently an Associate Editor and United States correspondent covering the White House, multilateral agencies and United Nations for the Nigerian newspaper, The Nation.[5][6][7] He's a published author of three books and his fourth book and second novel, After the end,[8] is due for publication in July 2024.

Bibliography

  • ——— (2018). In The Name Of Our Father. Nigeria: Parresia Publishers. ISBN 9781724961631.[9]
  • ——— (2020). Vaults of Secrets. Nigeria: Parresia Publishers. ISBN 9789789793587.[3][10]

References

  1. ^ Adeola Akinremi (20 April 2018). "Meet Olukorede Yishau, The Nation journalist who's thinking outside the newsroom". TheCable. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ Evelyn Osagie (24 July 2021). "The Nation Associate Editor Olukorede Yishau, 10 others longlisted for $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Literature". The Nation. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Titilade Oyemade (10 July 2021). "Corruption, Fear and Occasional Shock – A Review of Olukorede Yishau's Vaults of Secrets". Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  4. ^ Essien, Abasiama (12 April 2019). "Of power, faith and humanity: A review of 'In The Name of Our Father'". TheCable. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  5. ^ Femi Morgan (5 April 2020). "Reading Olukorede Yishau's 'In The Name Of Our Father' in light of many things". TheCable. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ^ Maria Diamond (2 June 2019). "With In the Name of Our Father, Yishau interrogates national decadence". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. ^ Edward Dibiana (28 June 2018). "BOOK REVIEW: 'In the Name of our Father' exposes tragedy of a soulless society". Premium Times. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  8. ^ https://brittlepaper.com/2023/12/nigerian-author-olukorede-s-yishau-will-publish-a-riveting-novel-about-two-women-linked-by-tragedy-and-betrayal/
  9. ^ Nureni, Ibrahim (30 November 2020). "Religious bigotry and military despotism in Olukorede S. Yishau's In the Name of Our Father" (PDF). un-pub.eu. Journal of Current Innovations in Interdisciplinary Scientific Studies. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  10. ^ Evelyn Osagie (30 September 2020). "Breaking into Yishau's Vaults of Secrets". The Nation.