Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo
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| Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 6, 1964 Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Known for | Gun rights Social media |
| Parent(s) | Victor Omololu Olunloyo |
| Website | www |
Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo (born Olukemi Omololu-Olunloyo), also known online as Snitchlady, is a Nigerian journalist, pharmacist, gun violence activist and social media personality. She is also the editor of #HNNAfrica, a world and health news blog.
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Background
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, 30 years in the United States, and five years in Canada before being deported to Nigeria.
Career
Omololu-Olunloyo has appeared as a journalist/reporter discussing terrorism and health topics on CNN, CBC News, Ruptly, CTV News, BBC, Nigerian Television Authority and Fox News. In 2010, Omololu-Olunloyo served on the Governors Advisory Council at Kingston General Hospital in Kingston, Ontario.[2] She also worked briefly as a music journalist with the Nigerian Tribune [3] after a five-year stint running her own global music blog HipHossip Canada chosen by BET as their Canadian based hip-hop correspondent for the show "The Deal" showcasing rising hip-hop stars.[4]
Community and social activism
While in Canada, Omololu-Olunloyo was active against gun violence.[5][6] In Nigeria, she has used social media to raise awareness on the surging rate of male prostitution in Nigeria. In 2014 she released the names and photographs of men who solicited sex or exposed themselves on social media.[7]
In 2014, she was among the top three nominees of the Social Media Awards Africa's Social Media Influencer of the Year.[8]
Deportation from Canada
In August 2012, Omololu-Olunloyo was arrested in her apartment in Toronto by agents from the Canadian Border Services Agency. After being determined a flight risk when her refugee visa was not renewed, she was remanded into custody at an immigration detention center for 7 days before she was deported to Nigeria.[9][10]
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- Nigerian journalists
- Living people
- 1964 births
- Writers from Ibadan
- Yoruba journalists
- Nigerian expatriates in Canada
- People deported from Canada
- Nigerian expatriates in the United States
- Nigerian women activists
- Yoruba activists
- Yoruba women writers
- Nigerian bloggers
- Crime victim advocates
- Women bloggers
