Twitter removes Buhari, Tinubu, Obi, others’ verification badges

Twitter has removed verification badges of prominent Nigerians including President Muhammadu Buhari, Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi, among others.

The verification badges on their account have been removed by Thursday

This comes on the heels of rebranding by Twitter Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk, who had announced the final date for the free Blue badge removal via his verified account badges to be on April 20, 2023.

Many celebrities are also affected by the development.