Rapper Nicki Minaj is teaming up with Mike Waltz, the Trump administration’s United Nations ambassador, to spotlight Christian persecution in Nigeria. “@NICKIMINAJ is not only arguably the greatest female recording artist, but also a principled individual who refuses to remain silent in the face of injustice,” Waltz said. “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,” he continued. .@NICKIMINAJ is not only arguably the greatest female recording artist, but also a principled individual who refuses to remain silent in the face of injustice. I'm grateful she's leveraging her massive platform to spotlight the atrocities against Christians in Nigeria, and I… https://t.co/LOLrU1PZye — Ambassador Mike Waltz (@michaelgwaltz) November 16, 2025 Fox News shared more: 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. The nation is home to 100 million Christians and various human rights groups claim that 50,000 have been killed since the beginning of a Boko Haram insurgency in 2009. “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,” Minaj said. “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,” she added. 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. https://t.co/Mdh0nBWwm1 — Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) November 17, 2025 USA TODAY noted: In addition to immediately stopping all aid and assistance to Nigeria, per Trump’s post, he said the U.S. military may go into the African country with “guns-a-blazing” to “completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are committing these horrible atrocities.” “If we attack, it will be fast, vicious, and sweet, just like the terrorist thugs attack our CHERISHED Christians! WARNING: THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT BETTER MOVE FAST!” Trump concluded his post. Minaj praised Trump for his comments the same day, sharing online that “reading this made me feel a deep sense of gratitude.” Minaj then told her fans, the “Barbz,” that multiple countries around the world engage in religious persecution, calling it a “dangerous” practice to ignore. “Thank you to The President & his team for taking this seriously. God bless every persecuted Christian,” Minaj wrote Nov. 1. “Let’s remember to lift them up in prayer.”