Edify Yakusak

Creative Writer. Lawyer. Kawon Jju. Author, #AfterTheyLeft & #TheCurseofHappiness. I do all things

[Edify Yakusak @edify_yakusak]

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN SOUTHERN KADUNA?
Several reasons have been proffered for the agelong killings in #SouthernKaduna. As a young #SouthernKaduna indigene, I have grown up associating my hometown with death and bloodshed.

#thread

[Blessing Uzzi @blessinguzzi]

Freedom Way opens nationwide on July 18, 2025. I’m doing it scared again but this time, I’m hoping to do it with your support.

If you’ve ever wanted to support me, this is the moment. Go see the film. Take your friends, your family and come find out what happens on Freedom Way.

#FreedomWay
#InCinemas
#July18

[Cheche Books @chechebooks]

🚨It's a thrilling evening for us tonight! We will be joined by visiting writer @edify_yakusak as she speaks to @annemoraa on her novel, On a Day Like This, a gripping and invigorating psychological thriller.
See you all at 6:30PM 😍 FREE ENTRY!

[TECNO Mobile Nigeria @TECNOMobileNG]

This Holy Month of Ramadan, capture joy, laughter, and relive every unforgettable memory with the CAMON 40, powered by TECNO AI. Wishing you all a blessed Eid al-Fitr celebration.

#CAMON40Series #NoPoseJustSnap

[Blessing Okwuofu @thereadingmomng]

📚 Book Review: On A Day Like This by Edify Yakusak @edify_yakusak

📚 Genre: Thriller

📚 My Review:
Interesting suspenseful read, with well-timed reveals and twists.

📚 My Rating: 8/10

📚 Available: @masobebooksng, other bookstores

#TheReadingMom #bookreview

[Sisa @TheTitanBaddie]

Being a Beyonce stan is so very rewarding #BeyonceBowl

[professor Dumbledore @mr_olly1]

@edify_yakusak I didn’t expect the book to end that way at all. Truly captivating.
I just hope there’s more to Kara and Shotoye’s story😭.

Hoping there’ll be a sequel.

‘Naked is good
Naked is good
Naked is good’

[Giff Lasta @GiffLasta]

One whole side of the David/Bathsheeba story I never noticed until I interacted with Asian Christians?

Uriah knew everything.

It’s obvious when you read the story in a culture closer to the text. The folks I interacted with were a few generations removed from emperors and concubines and court politics.

The king doesn’t send for the most beautiful woman in the city when her husband is away without the neighbors knowing. In those cultures, if it is POSSIBLE that you could have been alone together as a man and a woman, then you slept together. It was assumed and known. People talk.

Uriah knew.

He was called back from the front, and was given a big dinner by the king, and told to relax and go sleep with his wife. He replied that his conscience couldn’t bear it with the soldiers of Israel still in the field.

This is court political talk.

Just like pharaoh and Moses debating in public about the sacrificial festival in the wilderness, both sides know exactly what is being really debated. There is stuff that can’t be directly acknowledged in public to save face, but it’s obvious to anyone in the know. Moses is demanding to take the Israelites for good. David is insisting that Uriah cover for David impregnating his wife.

Uriah knows he can’t publicly accuse the king of what they both knew he did. But Uriah would rather die than play the cuckold. So he makes some big righteous excuse for never being home alone with his wife, thus making it impossible for anyone to say that the child is his.

Uriah knows this means death. David knows this means death. The two of them understand each other.

Uriah is looking him in the eye and saying, “I can’t do anything to you, you dishonorable bastard, but I’ll be damned if I play along and cover for you. Do your worst—finish your dirty work.”

David coldly says in his eyes, “so you have chosen death.”

Uriah isn’t a clueless goody two shoes sap. He’s a man of honor and a tragic hero.

[thelagosreview @thelagosreview]

It's all about books this Sunday on TLR!

The contentious @DeleFarotimi;

The forthcoming @ChimamandaReal & @tonikan11,

the thrilling @edify_yakusak &

the headscratcher @nenrota per @YishauOlukorede.

Dig in.
@OpenSociety
@Naijavote
@masobebooks

[Blessing Okwuofu @thereadingmomng]

📚 New Book Alert: On A Day Like This by Edify Yakusak @edify_yakusak

📚 Genre: Thriller (we don't have many Nigerian thrillers. I'm looking forward to reading this one).

#TheReadingMom #newbookalert #OnADayLikeThis #OADLT #EdifyYakusak

[nenye is doing the damn thing @NenyeSage]

Had so much fun hosting my first physical book chat. To moreeee 🥂

[Masobe Books @masobebooks]

Are you ready to meet the Dosunmu’s?
Coming soon to bookstores!

#MasobeBooks #OADLT #EdifyYakusak #ComingSoon #LetUsRead

[Atsur @atsur_art]

Atsur- Artivism 1.0 is live.
Congratulations to those shortlisted.This is a rigorous program. Manage your time effectively to meet all course requirements.

We look forward to supporting you on this journey and witnessing the powerful impact you’ll create.

[Tomilola @TomilolaCoco]

Please and please you people should come out and support me on Saturday at Angels and Muse. No 5, Sumbo Jibowu street, Ikoyi. So it’s not just me and my family members talking to ourselves 🥹😭. Also bring money to buy A Very Gidi Christmas o 🥹

[Masobe Books @masobebooks]

COMING TO BOOKSTORES 22.11.2024

On the night she turned fifty-two, Sayo Dosumu’s car tumbled off Falomo Bridge, killing her instantly. Two years later, her presence still overshadows the lives of those she left behind.

[Edify Yakusak @edify_yakusak]

@nubianhottie Hello, I’m sorry to hear about your loss. Can I send you a DM please?

[Commonwealth Foundation Creatives @cwfcreatives]

✨ Calling Nigerian women writers, aged 18 and above!📚

The 2024 Abebi Award in Afro-Nonfiction is open for creative non fiction entries!

Deadline: 1 November 2024

The winner will be awarded N200,000.

Learn more: https://t.co/aJBcYBGX3Y🔗

[Munyale @munyale]

Happy International Day of the Girl Child. The theme for this year is “Girls' Vision for the Future”

Actualising the vision for the future of girls also means proper representation of women in political spaces. The importance of this move cannot be overemphasised.

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[Ozioma Onukogu| 🔜Where The World Takes Me @OnukoguFavour]

It's very important to note that her journey as a Korean teacher started from her love for k dramas. This has opened up so many opportunities for her. Women can like what they like. The things women like are not childish, they are important meaningful & even rewarding

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

We’re pushing to 60 hours guys. We’re not stopping yet. Let’s keep going.

We have a fundraising goal to meet for the education of African children around the world. This is our why - the reason we are doing this.

Let's demonstrate to the world the incredible power of love. Together, we can make this happen.

https://t.co/dHYuif56fJ…

#RaceTo1million #ChessMarathonForChange @chessinslums @thegiftofchess