Olukorede S. Yishau is a

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...

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 ''

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'', and was long listed for the 2021

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. Born in

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, Lagos State. Yishau was raised in

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and had his education there, where he excelled academically. He studied journalism at the

Nigerian Institute of Journalism The Nigerian Institute of Journalism is a Nigerian monotechnic located at 8-14, Ijaiye road, Ogba in Ikeja, the capital of Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria. The institute is a diploma awarding monotechnic established in 1963 by the International ...

, although didn't complete as a result of what he called "a crisis". He also went to

Ambrose Alli University Ambrose Alli University (AAU) is a state-owned university in Edo State, Nigeria. It was established in 1981 by the governor of Bendel State (now Edo and Delta States), Ambrose Folorunsho Alli. Initially known as Bendel State University, sub ...

and got his degree in mass communication. Yishau has worked in notable news sources including '' The Sources'', ''

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'', and currently the associate editor of ''

'', a Nigerian newspaper.

Life and background

Youth and education (1978–1996)

Yishau was born on 27 June 1978 in

, a Local Government Area of

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, Nigeria. He grew up in

, and studied at Ansar-Ud-Deen Grammar School. By 1996, he graduated from secondary school. Yishua proceeded to

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

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Career and journalism (1999–2010)

Yishua started practicing journalism in 1999 with ''

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''. It was there he wrote his first book, '' In The Name Of Our Father''. He also worked for ''

'', and is currently an Associate Editor and

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correspondent covering the

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, multilateral agencies and United Nations for the Nigerian newspaper, ''

''. He's a published author of three books and his fourth book and second novel, ''After the end'', is due for publication in July 2024.

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