[1] Ogunniya earned a BSc in political science from Howard University, Washington D.C., and made a career in marine transportation.
[3] In a mid-term evaluation of Senators in May 2009, ThisDay noted that he sponsored a bill to reform the Police Regulatory Board, but rarely contributed to debate on the floor.
[4] In December 2009 Ogunniya and three other House of Representatives members were arrested by the police for allegedly being in possession of three ballot boxes stuffed with thumb printed ballot papers during the re-run election into the Federal House of Representatives for Akoko South West/South East.
[6] The Ondo State Commissioner for Information said the role played by Ogunniya was "unbecoming of men purportedly elected into high offices".
[8] He has seven children whose names are Gbemisola, Babatunji, Folayemi, Demilade, Oluropo, Opeyemi and Tobiloba.