Twitter reacts as Kemi Olunloyo claims to have worked in CNN for 20 years (Punch)

Controversial blogger, Kemi Olunloyo, has set Twitter on fire following claims that she worked at CNN for 20 years.

Olunloyo, who was detained for several months last year for alleged criminal defamation, said on Twitter that she was an investigative journalist with CNN from 1994 till 2014.

She tweeted, “Some of these fools following me have no idea that I spent 20 years at CNN in five different capacities. They don’t even know that the CNN they watch here is not exact same as CNN USA.”

However, CNN correspondent in Nigeria, Stephanie Busari, quickly faulted Olunloyo’s claims, explaining that Olunloyo was only interviewed a couple of times by the network but was never an employee of the media giant. Read more