LAWYER and journalist, Mr. Tony Momoh, turns 76 years today. Tony was born into the Momoh royal family of Auchi, Edo State on April 27, 1939 as the 165th child of King Momoh the First.

He was employed in the Daily Times as a Sub Editor in 1962. From there, he left to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) to read Mass Communication which he later completed at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) because of the civil car in the country at that time. He also read law at UNILAG and was called to the Bar in 1975.

He occupied various editorial and administrative positions in the Daily Times before he was appointed a minister in 1986.

He was Secretary and later President, Nigerian Guild of Editors, as well as Chairman, National Registration Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists.

Momoh has also served on the Boards of Nigeria Airways, the Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA), the Nigerian Press Council and African Refugees Foundation. He is a fellow of the Commonwealth Journalists Association and the Nigerian Guild of Editors.

He is married to Janet and they are blessed with four children.