Guardian Life Magazine

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Guardian Life Magazine
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Categories
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherGuardian Newspapers Limited
Founded2005
Company The Guardian
CountryNigeria
Based in Lagos
LanguageEnglish
Website www.guardian.ng/life

Guardian Life Magazine (also known as The Guardian Life or Life Magazine) is a Nigerian lifestyle and entertainment magazine founded by The Guardian , and published by Guardian Newspapers Limited since 2005. The first issue of the magazine was published as a column in The Guardian newspaper weekly on Sundays, till 2013, when the magazine published its first solo issue.

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History

Guardian Life Magazine was established in 2005 by the Nigerian Guardian newspaper. The magazine was published weekly as a column in the Guardian on Sundays. [1] In 2013, Tabia Princewill took over as Editor-in-chief. Under her leadership, the magazine was revamped as Life Magazine and published its first print issue. [1] In an interview with BellaNaija , Princewill said: “It is now a lifestyle magazine featuring lots of great new content such as travel, fashion, beauty, relationships, and of course great interviews”. [1]

In 2019, Njideka Agbo became Editor-in-chief till 2022. [2]

Issues

The magazine has covered the following Nigerian celebrities: Ego Boyo, [3] Runtown, [4] Waje, [5] Chris Ubosi, [6] NATIVE Sound System, [7] Kiekie, Taaooma, DatWarriGirl, [8] Adetola Nola, [9] Mikel John Obi, [10] Sola Sobowale, Odunlade Adekola, Mike Afolarin, Genoveva Umeh, [11] Burna Boy, [12] Chude Jideonwo, [13] Phyno, [14] Efe, [15] Denrele Edun, [16] Mary Njoku, [17] CKay, [18] Mo Abudu, [19] Kanayo O. Kanayo, [20] Adesua Etomi, Bimbo Ademoye, Chioma Akpotha, Iyabo Ojo, Jadesola Osiberu, [21] Funmi Iyanda, [22] Nse Ikpe-Etim, [23] Ayobami Adebayo, Sambasa Nzeribe, Nancy Isime, Femi Bakre, [24] DJ Obi, [25] Yemi Alade, Fade Ogunro, DJ Cuppy, Stephanie Coker, Yagazie Emezi, Ronke Bamisedun, [26] Chike, Sharon Ooja, Adenike Adegboye, [27] Tiwa Savage, and Davido. [28]

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