Nigerian celebrities have taken to Tweeter to express their anger over the mass removal of Twitter Blue Tick from high-profile persons on Thursday, April 20.
Raye24reporters reports that Elon Musk on Thursday, April 20, 2023, removed all verification badges of celebrities and politicians who are yet to pay the $8 subscription fee.
Among those affected in Nigeria are politicians Peter Obi, Bola Tinubu Atiku Abubakar, and Shehu Sani.
Some of Nigeria’s top singers Davido, Burna Boy, and Wizkid have also had their verification badges removed.
Singer, Peter Okoye, and actresses Funke Akindele, Kate Henshaw and Tacha have also been affected.
Reacting to the latest development, Kate tweeted, “We no dey pay shishi..We still for here..Jack is missed,” referring to former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.
Tacha wrote, ‘Unverified me!!! Oh NO i can’t eat’
Peter Okoye wrote, “Elon Musk is a BUSINESS MAN Period!”
Funke tweeted, “Ha!! Blue Tick!! O ma se o!! Oju a tun ra ri.”
