Tonto Dikeh Is Y! Magazine Cover Girl

Just in time for Christmas, the 10th issue of Y! Magazine is out, and this new edition is certainly a first for a lifestyle magazine in Nigeria.

The magazine, unveiled exclusively to invitation-only guests at the Annual Y! Magazine Black Ball held in Lagos on 16 December has controversial singer and actress Tonto Dikeh on its cover – but, in a bold move, it’s an illustrated cover.

“We are excited to have pushed the envelope. Y! Magazine launched with a bold artistic presentation which was the Omotola Jolade Ekeinde cover, and it’s a tradition we have re-ignited,” said Chude Jideonwo, Y! Magazine’s editor-in-chief.

The cover story titled How Do You Solve A Problem Like Tonto Dikeh?” investigates the cultural phenomenon that Tonto has become. It kicks the magazine’s philosophy to give deeper insight, beyond predictable interviews, into the Nigerian culture and issues.

The latest Y! Magazine is a mix of issues, lifestyle, and culture. There is a feature on Nigeria’s visionary mega-church pastors, sex and the single Christian, Under Attack which explores Muslim stereotypes, and Believe it or Not which interrogates young Nigerian atheists.

There is also an exclusive interview with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at his Ota residence.