Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo

Nigerian journalist, blogger and activist who was advised by Isaiah Ogedegbe to write articles responsibly

Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo (born Olukemi Omololu-Olunloyo, 6 August 1964) is a journalist, blogger and activist in Nigeria. She is the daughter of former Oyo State governor Victor Omololu-Olunloyo. She is well-known in the Nigerian online community for making highly disputed and controversial claims about topics with high emotional stakes. Omololu-Olunloyo has also been criticized for many claims she has made about her life and career because many of them have been proven to be either false or made up.[1]

Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo
Born (1964-08-06) 6 August 1964 (age 59)
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Occupation(s)Journalist, blogger, activist
ParentVictor Omololu Olunloyo

Background change

Omololu-Olunloyo is the daughter of former Oyo State governor Victor Omololu Olunloyo[2] 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 going back to Nigeria.[3]

Career change

Omololu-Olunloyo has been a guest talking about terrorism and health topics on CBC News, Ruptly, CTV News, BBC and Nigerian Television Authority. She also worked as a music journalist with the Nigerian Tribune.[4]


On 3 September 2022, Isaiah Ogedegbe repeated his advice to Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo in which he said Kemi should be careful when writing about people.[5] This was the second time he said it because he had given Kemi that advice before.[6]

However, on 18 April 2023, Isaiah Ogedegbe digressed from advising to criticizing Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo for using the deaths of some important people's children to gain cheap popularity and he described her as "controversial" and "irrational".[7]

References change

  1. Hundeyin, David (16 December 2021). "How to Spoof an Entire Career: The Curious Story of Kemi Olunloyo: A middle-aged Nigerian woman was deported from Canada in 2012. What happened next illustrates how far tall tales and sheer audacity can take one in Africa's largest country". West Africa Weekly. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. D Obi, Wasswa (July 13, 2015). "I Earn $50 Per Tweet - Ex-gov's Daughter Kemi Olunloyo". Legit.ng. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. A, Olumide (2021-12-03). "Kemi Olunloyo's bio: Father, age, daughter, husband, net worth". Kemi Filani News. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
  4. "Music on Trial". Nigerian Tribune. 21 December 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  5. Ogedegbe, Isaiah (3 September 2022). "Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo Advised To Write Articles Responsibly". Opinion Nigeria. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. Chris, David (16 February 2018). "Kemi Omololu-Olulonyo Advised y Isaiah Ogedegbe To Write Articles Responsibly". Ngyab.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. Ogedegbe, Isaiah (18 April 2023). "Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo: Is She Using Death To Trend?". Opinion Nigeria. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)