Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- Sixteen days after the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, invited music star Nicki Minaj to discuss her concerns about religious persecution in Nigeria, she finally delivered her speech.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Grammy-nominated artiste received the invitation after she stated on her X page that no group should, under any circumstances, face persecution for practising their faith.

Addressing delegates on Tuesday at the United Nations (UN) headquarters, the 42-year-old said Christians in Nigeria were being targeted, displaced from their homes, and killed.

She said, "Music has taken me around the globe. I have seen how people, regardless of their language, culture, or religion, come ali...