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.

  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. ^ Titilade Oyemade (10 July 2021). "Corruption, Fear and Occasional Shock – A Review of Olukorede Yishau's Vaults of Secrets". Retrieved 8 August 2021.