Billionaire Twitter owner, Elon Musk has said that he has hired a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the social media platform he acquired in last October. Musk, who announced in a Twitter post on Thursday, said the new CEO will be starting in six weeks while his role will transition to being the Executive Chair, an oversight role. He …

Famous Nigerian social critic, Aisha Yesufu has called out social media giant, Twitter for engaging in what she described as “fraudulent misrepresentation”. Yesufu asked the blue app to take off the “blue tick” or give proper explanation of why it was restored to her Twitter handle, insisting she did not subscribe to it. Her statement is contained in a post …

Elon Musk’s Twitter regulations have caused a commotion in the social media community, with Twitter starting to remove the verification badges of famous personalities as he had promised. The verification badges of Afrobeat icons Davido, Burna Boy, and Wizkid are among those that have disappeared, indicating that they did not comply with the new rules. Twitter also removed the verification …

Elon Musk has put the current value of Twitter at $20 billion, less than half the $44 billion he paid for the social media platform just five months ago, according to an internal email seen by American news media. The email to employees referred to a new stock compensation program in the San Francisco-based company and the allocation of shares …

For the second time in the space of a week, Twitter experienced a technical glitch. According to DownDetector, the issues started around 4:30 pm on Monday and was affecting more than 4,000 users worldwide. DownDetector collates reports of outages from multiple sources, including social media and mobile apps. Frustrated users were complaining of having problems being able to see photos …

Elon Musk, Tesla Chief Executive who is also the world’s richest man, has finally won the fight to take over influential social network, Twitter for $44 billion. With this deal, the Tesla boss is now officially in charge of the Twitter microblog with over 217 million users, worldwide. Twitter’s initial reluctance to accept the offer appeared to fade after Musk …