Elon Musk Removes Tinubu, Obi, Others’ Twitter Verification Badge
- Bola Tinubu and his arch-rival Peter Obi have lost their Twitter verification badges
- This came after the company announced that Thursday, April 20, would be the deadline for using the verification badge for free
- According to the CEO of Twitter, Elon Musk, Twitter users have to pay the sum of $8/month and $84/year to get the verification badge
Nigeria's president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, have both lost their Twitter verification blue badges.
Legit.ng confirmed this development after numerous checks were made on their official Twitter pages on Thursday, April 20.
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Further checks confirmed that prominent individuals like President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and other top government officials have their blue checkmark verification badges deactivated.
This development follows the established rules stipulated by the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Elon Musk, who stated that the blue verification badge would now come at a cost.
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He declared April 20, 2023, the deadline for the free verification badge and implementing the new payment rule.
How much will Twitter users pay for a blue verification badge?
It was gathered that the payment would be monthly or annual. Hence, Twitter users are expected to pay $8 per month or $84 annually for the blue checkmark verification badge.
The subscriptions, according to Twitter, are available for web, iOS, or Android users across the globe.
Other prominent persons affected by the new development include pop and afrobeat icons like Wizkid, Burna Boy, Davido, Olamide and many others.
Nigerian and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen was also affected by the new Twitter rule of payment for the blue checkmark verification badge.
Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy, and others lose Twitter verification as Elon Musk enforces payment before blue check
Similarly, Twitter recently experienced an uproar after thousands of people lost their blue check verification mark.
This came shortly after Twitter CEO, Elon Musk, announced that people would have to pay subscription fees to retain their verification marks.
Several Nigerian celebrities, including Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy and more, were affected, and it caused an online stir.
Source: Legit.ng
