The artist, whose Twitter verification was first hinted atduring an interview with a magazine outfit on his recent rift with friend and co-owner of the Mo'hits record label, Don Jazzy joins a host of other (incidentally very few) Nigerian superstars like Nneka, Asa, Rotimi, footballer,Osaze Odemwinge and just recently, model Oluchi.
Twitter's verification policy requires that users have a minimum 50, 000 followers andmust be globally recognised before application could be considered.
Twitter's verification policy could ordinarily be an easier feat when highly accredited firms, agencies or organisations represents such individuals as many personalities with far less than the 50, 000 followership mark have been endorsed by Twitter yet the likes of Nigeria's Pastor Chris Oyakhilome who boasts of over a million followers, artists Banky W, Eldee, WizKid, Naeto C, P Square (Peter) and producers Don Jazzy who all have over 100, 000 followers are yet to be verified.
The social media site highly recommend accounts be verified so as to protect its top users from the demerits ofhacking which has become a negative global online phenomenon.
Nigerian Personalities such asmulti-award winning artist, Tuface Idibia, P-Square (Paul),Don Jazzy, and Professor Wole Soyinka have all fallen victims to the men of the hacking world. Incidentally newly verified artist D'banj, claimed his accounts were illegally accessed prompting him to take steps that his international and global moves(as spilled on a recent interview) are nothing to be swept aside.