Olukorede Yishau
Olukorede Yishau | |
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| Born | 27 June 1978 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | Ambrose Alli University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, author, editor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Employer | The Nation newspaper |
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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.
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.