Rapper Nicki Minaj and UN ambassador join voices against Christian persecution in Nigeria
In a collaboration no one saw coming, United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz and rapper Nicki Minaj are teaming up this week to spotlight Christian persecution in Nigeria.Revealing himself as a...
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In a collaboration no one saw coming, United Nations Ambassador Mike Waltz and rapper Nicki Minaj are teaming up this week to spotlight Christian persecution in Nigeria. Revealing himself as a fan of the ‘Super Bass’ singer, Waltz deemed Minaj "arguably the greatest female recording artist." Waltz said on X: "I'm grateful she's leveraging her massive platform to spotlight the atrocities against Christians in Nigeria, and I look forward to standing with her as we discuss the steps the President and his administration are taking to end the persecution of our Christian brothers and sisters." Minaj replied: "Ambassador, I am so grateful to be entrusted with an opportunity of this magnitude. I do not take it for granted. It means more than you know. The Barbz & I will never stand down in the face of injustice. We’ve been given our influence by God. There must be a bigger purpose." POPE LEO XIV CALLS OUT CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION AMID LATEST MASSACRE OF CIVILIANS IN AFRICAN NATION The address, first reported by Time Magazine correspondent Eric Cortellessa, will take place on Tuesday in New York. Years of bloodshed in Africa’s most populous nation has only recently garnered widespread attention in the U.S., with President Donald Trump threatening military action if the Nigerian government cannot get a handle on violent Islamist groups. While the government disputes that Christians are specifically targeted — pointing out that non-religious and moderate Muslims have fallen victim too — Christian advocacy group Open Doors deems Nigeria the seventh most dangerous country in the world for Christians and says, "more Christians are killed for their faith in Nigeria than in the rest of the world combined." "Terrorists attack all who reject their murderous ideology — Muslims, Christians, and those of no faith alike," the office of the Nigerian presidency wrote on X. TRUMP DESIGNATES NIGERIA AS 'COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN' OVER WIDESPREAD CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION, KILLINGS The nat…