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			{{Short description\|Nigerian journalist and activist (born 1964)}}
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	\| ~~birth_date~~ = ~~August 6th 1964~~		\| death_date =
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	\| ~~death_date~~ =		\| occupation = Journalist, blogger, activist
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	'''~~OluKemi~~ ~~Ajoke~~ Omololu-Olunloyo''' ~~also known as Kemi Olunloyo~~ (~~Born~~ ~~Olukemi~~ ~~Ajoke~~ ~~Omololu-Olunloyo~~) is a ] ~~International~~ ~~Broadcast Journalist~~, ~~Public~~ ~~Relations~~ ~~Specialist~~ and ~~Gun~~ ~~Violence~~ ~~Advocate~~. She is ~~also~~ ~~the~~ ~~Editor~~ of ~~#HNNAfrica, a world and health~~ ~~news~~ ~~blog~~.		'''Olukemi "Kemi" Omololu-Olunloyo''' (born 6 August 1964) is a notable ] ], blogger, and activist against ], and a ]. She is well known within the Nigerian online community.

	==Background==		==Background==
			Omololu-Olunloyo is the daughter of former Oyo State governor ]<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.legit.ng/486310-i-earn-50-per-tweet-ex-govs-daughter-kemi-olunloyo.html\|website=]\|title=I Earn $50 Per Tweet - Ex-gov's Daughter Kemi Olunloyo\|first=Wasswa\|last=D Obi\|date=July 13, 2015\|accessdate=7 January 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=A \|first=Olumide \|date=2021-12-03 \|title=Kemi Olunloyo's bio: Father, age, daughter, husband, net worth \|url=https://www.kemifilani.ng/breaking-news/kemi-olunloyos-bio-father-age-daughter-husband-net-worth \|access-date=2022-06-14 \|website=Kemi Filani News \|language=en-GB}}</ref>
	Omololu-Olunloyo attended high school in St Teresa's College in Ibadan, Nigeria.
	Management and Pharmacy.<ref name=self>{{cite web
	\|url=http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/08/30/15191061.html
	\|title=Woman's autistic son got help when charged
	\|publisher=Toronto Sun
	\|accessdate=2015}}</ref>{{failed verification\|date=August 2015\|reason=Source only says pharmacist and publicist}}

	Her father is ], a Mathematician and politician in the First and Second Nigerian Republic (1962–1983).

	==Career==		==Career==
	Omololu-Olunloyo has appeared as a ~~Journalist/Reporter~~ on terrorism topics on ], ], ], ] and ]. In 2010, Omololu-Olunloyo served on the Governors Advisory Council at Canada's oldest public hospital, ] ~~in Kingston, Ontario~~.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.kgh.on.ca/en/aboutkgh/AGM/Documents/11june16-161-minutes.pdf\|title= Kingston General Hospital 161st Annual General Meeting\|publisher=KGH\|date=16 June 2010 \|accessdate=19 August 2015}}</ref> She also worked briefly as a music journalist with the ] <ref>{{cite ~~web~~\|url= http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/component/k2/item/1543-music-on-trial\|title= Music on Trial ~~HipHossip Tribunal~~\|~~publisher~~=Nigerian Tribune\|date=13 ~~September~~ ~~2013~~ \|accessdate=19 August 2015~~}}{{dead link~~\|~~date~~=~~August 2015}}<~~/~~ref> after a five year stint running her own global music blog HipHossip Canada chosen by ] as their Canadian based hip-hop correspondent for the show "The Deal" showcasing rising hip-hop stars~~.~~<ref>{{cite~~ web~~\|url=~~ http://www.~~torontosun~~.com/~~news~~/~~torontoandgta/2010/05/23/14055601~~.~~html\|title= Cops enlist rappers to fight violence\|publisher=Toronto Sun\|date=23 May 2010 \|accessdate=19 August 2015}}<~~/~~ref> She is also a freelance on-air personality and traffic reporter at several global radio stations and a Special Medical Correspondent for the ] online.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http:~~//~~www.nta.ng~~/~~tag~~/dr-~~kemi~~-~~omololu~~-~~olunloyo/~~\|~~title~~= Dr ~~Kemi Olunloyo Health Columns\|publisher=NTAnews\|date=23 May 2010 \|accessdate=20 August 2015~~}}</ref>		Omololu-Olunloyo has appeared as a guest discussing terrorism and health topics on ], ], ], ] and ]. She also worked briefly as a music journalist with the '']''<ref>{{cite news\|url= http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/component/k2/item/1543-music-on-trial\|title= Music on Trial\|work=Nigerian Tribune\|date=21 December 2012 \|accessdate=19 August 2015\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201145003/http://www.tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/component/k2/item/1543-music-on-trial\|archivedate=1 February 2013}}</ref>

		⚫	==Community and social activism==
	==Gun Violence Activism==
			While in Canada, Omololu-Olunloyo was active against gun violence.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/11/25/16320616.html\|title= Rappers rally Against Gun Violence\|work=The Toronto Sun\|author=Chris Doucette\|date=25 November 2010 \|accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.torontosun.com/2012/07/09/call-for-ceasefire-in-torontos-somali-community-planned\|author=Alex Consiglio\|title= Call for ceasefire in Toronto's Somali community planned\|work=The Toronto Sun\|date=9 July 2012 \|accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref> In 2014 she released the names and photographs of men who solicited sex or exposed themselves on social media.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://pulse.ng/gist/kemi-omololu-olunloyo-activist-release-names-and-photos-of-men-who-beg-her-for-sex-id3192845.html\|title= Activist Release Names And Photos Of Men Who Beg Her For Sex\|author=Isaac Dachen\|work=Pulse Nigeria\|date=13 October 2014 \|accessdate=12 August 2015}}</ref>
	Olukemi Ajoke Omololu-Olunloyo is known on crime fighting social media handles as "Snitchlady" where she spread awareness on accountability of male homicides specifically black male homicides in the Toronto, Canada area. She held news conferences for bereaved families for monetary gain giving the homicide of their loved ones exposure in the media. She sent press releases out after every homicide and linked with families willing to appeal for information. In an attempt to stay longer in Canada under her Refugee status her community activism work caught the attention of ] who attended her press conferences with the media. She was featured in an article 'Young, Black and Dead' where she told the ] that families and citizens must start snitching to police if they have information about murders and must also start reporting guns. Olukemi Ajoke Omololu-Olunloyo reached citizens directly by encouraging them to use ], an anonymous phone and reward system used to report crimes in North America.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.torontosun.com/comment/columnists/2010/12/02/16408206.html\|title= It is Criminal Not To Pick Up the Phone\|publisher=The Toronto Sun\|date=2 December 2010 \|accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref>

			In 2014, she was among the top three nominees of the Social Media Awards Africa's Social Media Influencer of the Year.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/164675/1/here-they-are-2014-social-media-awards-africa-fina.html\|title= Here They Are: 2014 Social Media Awards Africa Finalists Announced!\|work=The Nigerian Voice\|date=20 December 2014 \|accessdate=19 August 2015}}</ref>
	In November 2010, Olukemi Ajoke Omololu-Olunloyo used her work as a music journalist in Canada to gather rappers together to denounce gun violence.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/11/25/16320616.html\|title= Rappers rally Against Gun Violence\|publisher=The Toronto Sun\|date=25 November 2010 \|accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref> Later in July 2012 Olukemi Ajoke Omololu-Olunloyo attempted to have a ceasefire rally in the parking lot of a Toronto Police station, but was not given permission to use the lot. The area was primarily a Somali neighborhood that had lost five young males in 30 days. She criticized police in that neighborhood of not caring about the community. Later police in Rexdale's 23 Division helped her organize the rally safely in a park in the same neighborhood and many residents and media attended.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.torontosun.com/2012/07/09/call-for-ceasefire-in-torontos-somali-community-planned\|title= Call for ceasefire in Toronto's Somali community planned\|publisher=The Toronto Sun\|date=9 July 2012 \|accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref> Omololu-Olunloyo was also responsible for pairing police and rappers together to record a series of local public service announcements on Toronto radio against gun violence.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/05/23/14055601.html\|title= Cops enlist rappers to fight violence\|publisher=The Toronto Sun\|date=23 May 2010 \|accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref>

			==Deportation from Canada==
⚫	==Community and ~~Social~~ ~~Activism~~==
			In August 2012, Omololu-Olunloyo was arrested in her apartment in Toronto by agents from the ]. {{Why\|date=March 2024}} After being determined a flight risk when her refugee visa was not renewed, she was remanded into custody at the ] for seven days before she was deported to Nigeria.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/18/no-reprieve-for-kemi-omololu-olunloyo/\|title= No reprieve for Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo\|author=Kevin Connor\|work=The Toronto Sun\|date=18 August 2012 \|accessdate=24 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/21/kemi-omololu-olunloyo-deportation-set-for-friday/\|author=Chris Doucette\|title= Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo deportation set for Friday\|work=The Toronto Sun\|date=21 August 2012 \|accessdate=24 August 2015}}</ref>
	In March 2015, Olukemi Ajoke Omololu-Olunloyo was told by her father that she was going to have to leave the compound where she was residing with her father ] in an emotional outburst on Facebook and Twitter Kemi Olunloyo attempted to slander her own father online due to these actions. She became an advocate against ritualism and described in a series of explosive tweets and videos on her Facebook fanpage on how her father destroyed her family with rituals and his secret involvement in the occult world. She spoke out against ritualism in Africa in a twitter campaign hashtagged #EndRitualism and vowed that she never wanted what happened in her family to happen to others.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://pulse.ng/gist/kemi-omololu-olunloyo-controversial-lady-says-father-destroyed-his-family-with-rituals-id3562890.html\|title= Controversial Lady says father destroyed family with rituals\|publisher=Pulse Nigeria\|date=12 March 2015 \|accessdate=12 August 2015}}</ref> As of this writing Kemi and her father reside in the same domicile with no perceived changes in the future.
	While in Canada she was responsible for planning several anti-violence community rallies and events designed to keep communities safer and was featured often on ].<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/jane-finch-residents-plan-rally-against-gun-violence-1.712710\|title= Jane-Finch residents plan rally against gun violence\|publisher=CTV News\|date=17 October 2011 \|accessdate=12 August 2015}}</ref>

			==See also==
	Olukemi Ajoke Omololu-Olunloyo also speaks out on a range of topics online as a social media activist.
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	==~~Controversies~~==		==References==
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	In 2009 the ] reported that Ms. Omololu-Olunloyo is wanted in ] where there were several warrants for her arrest. These were for for failing to appear in court on charges including cruelty to children, simple battery, jumping bail, terroristic threats/intimidation of a juror or court officer and obstruction of an officer.<ref name="TorontostarCrime">{{cite web \| url=http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2009/07/11/crime_victim_advocate_wanted_in_georgia.html \| title=Crime victim advocate wanted in Georgia \| publisher=The Toronto Star \| date=11 July 2009 \| accessdate=19 August 2015 \| author=Baute, Nicole}}</ref><ref name="Newtoncitizen">{{cite web \| url=http://www.newtoncitizen.com/news/2009/jul/15/da-says-pharmacist-to-be-extradited/ \| title=DA says pharmacist to be extradited \| publisher=The Newton Citizen \| date=15 July 2009 \| accessdate=19 August 2015 \| author=Knowles, Barbara}}</ref> Kemi was ultimately arrested and spent one week in Deportation jail before being deported back to Nigeria.

			{{Authority control}}
	Omololu-Olunloyo was considered a controversial Journalist in Nigeria. As of this writing Kemi Olunloyo is not involved in any media relations employment positions in Nigeria.

	] spokesman Constable Scott Mills described her as someone who "could reach an audience that myself as a police officer and us as a police service were having challenges to reach" and that some major incidents would not have been solved without her active involvement getting communities to talk, but he remains ambivalent about her role. Scott Mills worked closely with Olukemi Ajoke Omololu Olunloyo when she was arrested for illegally being in Canada on a falsified Refugee VISA. <ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/polarizing-toronto-activist-deported-to-nigeria/article4504322/\|title= Polarizing Toronto activist deported to Nigeria=Globe and Mail\|date=27 August 2012\|accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref>

	==Arrest and Deportation==

	Olukemi Ajoke Omololu Olunloyo was arrested in April 2013 and after spending a week in custody was deported back to Nigeria with her son Kayode Joshua. In 2012, she was deported to Nigeria after her application for refugee status was denied.<ref name="Polarizing">{{cite web \| url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/polarizing-toronto-activist-deported-to-nigeria/article4504322/ \| title=Polarizing Toronto activist deported to Nigeria \| publisher=The Globe and Mail \| accessdate=19 August 2015 \| author=27 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="Torontosundep">{{cite web \| url=http://www.torontosun.com/2012/04/27/kemi-and-family-face-deportation \| title=Kemi and family face deportation \| publisher=The Toronto Sun \| date=27 April 2012 \| accessdate=20 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.torontosun.com/2012/08/21/kemi-omololu-olunloyo-deportation-set-for-friday\|title= Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo deportation set for Friday\|publisher=Toronto Sun\|date=21 August 2012 \|accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref>

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	==External links==		==External links==
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Nigerian journalist and activist (born 1964)

Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo

Born	(1964-08-06) 6 August 1964 (age 60) Ibadan, Western Region, Nigeria (now in Oyo State, Nigeria)
Occupation(s)	Journalist, blogger, activist
Parent	Victor Omololu Olunloyo

Olukemi "Kemi" Omololu-Olunloyo (born 6 August 1964) is a notable Nigerian journalist, blogger, and activist against gun violence, and a social media personality. She is well known within the Nigerian online community.

Background

Omololu-Olunloyo is the daughter of former Oyo State governor Victor Omololu Olunloyo 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.

Career

Omololu-Olunloyo has appeared as a guest discussing terrorism and health topics on CBC News, Ruptly, CTV News, BBC and Nigerian Television Authority. She also worked briefly as a music journalist with the Nigerian Tribune

Community and social activism

While in Canada, Omololu-Olunloyo was active against gun violence. In 2014 she released the names and photographs of men who solicited sex or exposed themselves on social media.

In 2014, she was among the top three nominees of the Social Media Awards Africa's Social Media Influencer of the Year.

Deportation from Canada

In August 2012, Omololu-Olunloyo was arrested in her apartment in Toronto by agents from the Canada Border Services Agency. 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.

References

D Obi, Wasswa (13 July 2015). "I Earn $50 Per Tweet - Ex-gov's Daughter Kemi Olunloyo". Legit.ng. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
A, Olumide (3 December 2021). "Kemi Olunloyo's bio: Father, age, daughter, husband, net worth". Kemi Filani News. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
"Music on Trial". Nigerian Tribune. 21 December 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
Chris Doucette (25 November 2010). "Rappers rally Against Gun Violence". The Toronto Sun. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
Alex Consiglio (9 July 2012). "Call for ceasefire in Toronto's Somali community planned". The Toronto Sun. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
Isaac Dachen (13 October 2014). "Activist Release Names And Photos Of Men Who Beg Her For Sex". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
"Here They Are: 2014 Social Media Awards Africa Finalists Announced!". The Nigerian Voice. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
Kevin Connor (18 August 2012). "No reprieve for Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo". The Toronto Sun. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
Chris Doucette (21 August 2012). "Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo deportation set for Friday". The Toronto Sun. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

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