Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo | |
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Occupation(s) | Journalist, Pharmacist, Blogger, Activist |
Parent | Victor Omololu Olunloyo |
Olukemi "Kemi" Omololu-Olunloyo (born 6 August 1964) is a notable Nigerian journalist, Pharmacist, Blogger, an activist against gun violence and drug abuse, and a social media personality. She is well known within the Nigerian online community.
Omololu-Olunloyo is the daughter of former Oyo State governor Victor Omololu Olunloyo [1] and the second of ten children. She lived for 14 years in Nigeria, 20 years in the United States, and five years in Canada before returning to Nigeria. [2]
Omololu-Olunloyo has appeared as a guest discussing terrorism and health topics on CNN, CBC News, Ruptly, CTV News, BBC and Nigerian Television Authority. She also worked briefly as a music journalist with the Nigerian Tribune [3]
While in Canada, Omololu-Olunloyo was active against gun violence. [4] [5] In 2014 she released the names and photographs of men who solicited sex or exposed themselves on social media. [6]
In 2014, she was among the top three nominees of the Social Media Awards Africa's Social Media Influencer of the Year. [7]
In August 2012, Omololu-Olunloyo was arrested in her apartment in Toronto by agents from the Canada Border Services Agency. [ why? ] After being determined a flight risk when her refugee visa was not renewed, she was remanded into custody at the Vanier Centre for Women for seven days before she was deported to Nigeria. [8] [9]