The remains of former Minister of Information, erstwhile editor and deputy general manager of The Daily Times, and lawyer, Prince Tony Momoh, were laid to rest in Lagos yesterday. The founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) finally went home at a ceremony held on the premises of Grail Land, Iju Hills, Ogun State […]
Rotimi Fadeyi, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday observed a minute silence in honour of two former Ministers, Prince Tony Momoh and Alfa Wali, a former Minister of Agriculture, who died recently. The minute silence was observed shortly before the commencement of the 32nd virtual meeting of […]
By Idang Alibi On January 3 and 9, I lost two of my mentors and senior friends who also happened to be very prominent politicians in my home state of CR namely, Chiefs Wilfred Oden Inah and Linus Emonshe Okom. My friend, Dr. Peter Akpa Oti, of the Department of Management of the Universityof Calabar, […]
By Femi Ajayi The news flash of Prince Tony Momoh’s transition to luminous heights, as he himself would have described his own passage to immortality, was a rude shock tome. Though I was conscious of his being an octogenarian as well as aware of the great and impactful life that he lived, I still feel […]
Tunde Opalana, Abuja The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and the All Progressives Congress (APC) shared the grief of the family, friends and politial associates of a former Minister of Information, Prince Tony Momoh, over his death on Monday. Lawan in a condolence message by his media adviser, Ola Awoniyi, commiserated with the government […]
Late Tony Momoh Prince Tony Momoh is dead. Prince Momoh was a veteran journalist, lawyer, politician and former Minister of Information and Culture (1986–1990) during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. He was also the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the University of Jos. His last major public intervention was an interview with […]
Lagos – A former Minister of Information, Chief Tony Momoh, on Friday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) should not expect ‘a tea party ‘in the Edo governorship election owing to the crisis at the state chapter. Momoh, also an APC chieftain from the state, made the assertion while speaking on telephone. He was reacting […]
A former Minister of Information, Chief Tony Momoh, on Thursday said he was confident President Muhammadu Buhari would win the 2019 presidential election. Momoh told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone that the president had done his best as leader to deserve re-election. He said the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), […]