Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid Rejoin Twitter Verified Gang as Musk Reportedly Returns Badges to Celebs

Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid Rejoin Twitter Verified Gang as Musk Reportedly Returns Badges to Celebs

  • Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid have joined the world of Twitter subscribers for the blue check verification badge
  • The stars were earlier stripped of their verification badges following the new Twitter update
  • Elon Musk's new verification feature called Verification Blue requires a monthly payment of N3,684 ($8) every month to keep the verification badge

Hours after Burna Boy, Davido and Wizkid were stripped of his verification badge on Twitter, it appears the stars have been re-verified.

Recall that Davido, alongside Wizkid, Burna Boy and over 400,000 notable people around the world lost their verification badges following Elon Musk's new rule.

According to the Twitter CEO, new verification feature called Verification Blue requires a monthly payment of N3,684 ($8) every month to keep the verification badge.

Verified gang
Photos of their verification badge. Credit: @davido, @burnaboy, @wizkidayo
Source: Instagram

The CEO of Twitter, Elon Musk, previously announced that the final date to remove the free blue badge was April 20, 2023.

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Elon Musk allegedly returns verification badge to celebrities

However, it looks like most of these celebrities did not have to pay to get their badges back.

According to India Today, it looks like Elon Musk is allegedly restoring verification badges to high-profile accounts.

It appears the blue tick is back for all celebrities who have millions of followers.

“I’m a godfather”: Davido brags as he appears on Forbes magazine’s cover, shares pics, many react

Afrobeats star David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has set a new record for himself as he was on the cover of the prestigious magazine Forbes.

The singer, who couldn't hide his excitement, took to his social media timeline to share a cover photo of him in the magazine as he expressed gratitude to the Forbes team.

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Davido went on to declare himself a godfather.

"My children will see it": Young man who snapped picture with Davido frames the image, photo goes viral

An overjoyed Nigerian man has framed a photograph he took with popular singer, Davido.

The man took to his Twitter handle, @preciousaremu to post the picture and celebrate coming close to Davido.

He did not mention where he met with Davido, but he clearly regards it as a great feat to have robbed shoulders with the 'Unavailable' crooner.

Source: Legit.ng

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Kumashe Yaakugh Kumashe Yaakugh is a lifestyle journalist with over five years of working experience at Legit.ng. She graduated from Benue State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication in 2013. In 2022, she received the award for' Excellence in Fashion Reporting'. Kumashe Yaakugh is the author of 'While She Slept'. Email: caroline.yaakugh@corp.legit.ng