Elon Musk returns blue ticks of highly profile persons

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the microblogging site, Twitter, Elon Musk, has returned blue ticks of some high-profile persons on the app.

Musk was said to have returned the blue ticks for free days after removing them.

NRTC had earlier reported that many important people on Twitter lost their ticks as the final date for removing legacy blue checks elapsed on April 20, 2023.

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This was a result of the non-payment of the $8 monthly verification subscription fee announced by Musk.

NRTC checks showed that some public figures in the music industry, business, political space, and other works of life have regained their blue ticks. 

NRTC confirmed that the blue ticks of Nigeria President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, People Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi verification badges were returned.

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Musk also returned badges of Nigerian music stars like; Davido, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, Burna Boy, and others.

In the same vein, Nigerian economist, and Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Transcorp, Anthony Onyemaechi Elumelu, and Femi Otedola, a Nigerian businessman and former chairman of Forte Oil PLC, who is currently executive chairman of Geregu Power PLC were among those who regained their blue ticks.

Furthermore, Cristiano Ronaldo and Donald Trump’s blue badges have also been returned. NRTC gathered that thousands of highly profile persons’ blue ticks had been returned.