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Who is Tonto Dikeh?

Tonto Dikeh Wigo Charity, popularly known as Tonto Dikeh and self-styled as King Tonto, is a Nigerian actress, filmmaker, musician and songwriter.

She is also the founder of the Tonto Dikeh foundation established on August 27th, 2000 and the primary goal of the foundation is to be a helping hand to the less privileged.

Where is Tonto Dikeh from?

Tonto Dikeh is from Ikwerre, Abio-Okpa, Rivers state, Nigeria. She is from a polygamous family and the third child among the 8 children – 5 children from her own mother and 2 children from her stepmother. At the age of 3, she lost her mother and her step-mother trained her.

Young Tonto Dikeh

Tonto Dikeh education

Tonto Dikeh attends both primary and secondary school in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. She gained admission into the Rivers State University of Science and Technology and bagged a degree in Petrochemical Engineering. We were unable to ascertain the year of her graduation.

Tonto Dikeh Music Career

The controversy over her movie titled “Dirty Secret” made her try music. Terry G signed her to his record label, and then she released her first single, but people criticised her performance.

After the criticism, she joined the DB record label on June 13th 2014. For some unknown reason, she left the Record label in March 2015.

Who is Tonto Dikeh Husband?

Oladunni Churchill is Tonto Dikeh’s husband. They got married in August 2015 and gave birth to Andre Churchill in February 2016. Due to a series of fights and unforgiveness, they divorced in July 2017.

Oladunni Churchill later remarried to an actress named Roseline Meurer in 2021 and they gave birth to King Churchill Junior in 2021.

How old is Tonto Dikeh?

She is currently 36 years old but would be 37 this year (2022) since she was born on 9th June 1985.

What is Tonto Dikeh Net Worth?

As of 2021, Tonto Dikeh’s net worth is reported to be $1.5 million dollars; but this cannot be verified by any reliable wealth estimator platform.

The controversy between Tonto Dikeh and Bobrisky’s Marriage

Idris Okunleye, popularly known as Bobrisky, is a Nigerian crossdresser and Tonto Dikeh’s best friend.

We can term the controversy over them getting married as a cruise because the marriage didn’t hold.

In the year 2021, they had a misunderstanding because of a post made by Tonto. This misunderstanding led to a fight which stops the friendship.

Tonto Dikeh Social Media Handles

Instagram: @tontolet

Twitter: AMB. KING TONTO @TONTOLET

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