[2] He later earned a Bachelor of Law (LL.B) Degree from the Lagos State University (2005), was called to the Nigerian Bar in 2006 as Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria and then went on to earn the Master of Law (LL.M) Degree (2010) from the University of Lagos.
He had earlier earned a Master of Communication Arts (M.C.A) from the University of Ibadan (1998).
[citation needed] Olaniyonu joined THISDAY newspaper in June 1997 as the Political Editor of the highly influential national newspaper and contributed many reports, analyses and commentaries on political issues, particularly during the prolonged transition Programme that led to the present democracy in Nigeria.
A few months after, he was appointed Honourable Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Ogun State.
[3] Two weeks after serving out his term as Commissioner in May 2015, he was appointed Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to Saraki and has remained on the job till date.