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Nigeria faults US for exclusion from Nicki Minaj’s UN event
19th November 2025

Nigeria on Tuesday expressed concerns over the decision of the US to exclude it from participating in the US rapper Nicki Minaj’s event on the alleged killings of Nigerians of a specific faith group.

The Chargé d’Affaires, Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the UN, Mr Syndoph Endoni, said the decision to exclude Nigeria from the discussion held at the UN headquarters in New York amounted to “shaving our head in our absence”.

The Minaj event, which was held at the UN headquarters in New York in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of the US to the UN, was against the background of the ongoing accusation by the U.S. alleging Christian persecution in Nigeria.

US President Donald Trump had recently designated Nigeria as “a Country of Particular Concern” over alleged Christian genocide in the country.

The Nigerian envoy, however, refuted the ongoing accusations by the US authorities alleging Christian genocide in Nigeria, which the Nigerian authorities have repeatedly rejected.

“It is important to ensure the country concerned in the ongoing allegations of genocide against Christians is present, aware and has a voice in the matter.

“This is because you should not make important decisions or take action on something that involves a country without their presence or consent.”

Endoni said by refusing Nigeria’s participation, the U.S. authorities had denied Nigeria the right and opportunity to tell its own side of the story.

The Nigerian envoy expressed disappointment that a few countries were allowed to participate in the event, querying the rationale for shutting Nigeria out.

He said, “We asked the US authorities if it was okay to continue to shave someone’s hair in his absence.

“We further highlighted that the Nigerian Government is not standing idly by to watch the atrocities perpetrated by the criminals”.

In addition, the Nigerian envoy stressed that both countries can jointly solve the insecurity problems in Nigeria only if they work together.

Endoni urged the US to ensure inclusive engagements to avoid undue escalation over claims of persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the U.S. Senior Advisor for African Affairs, Amb. Patricia Mahoney had visited the Nigerian House in New York on Monday to inform Syndoph about the Minaj event.

At the meeting, the US representative informed Nigeria that three UN Member Countries were invited with other personalities, including a pastor from Nigeria.

However, she informed that no representative of the Nigerian Government, including from the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the UN, was invited.

According to him, the US envoy informed him that the event was private.

The Nigerian envoy expressed concerns over the US’s actions of naming and shaming, saying it is capable of causing apprehension in the country.

NAN reports that the main reason Nigeria was denied participation was to honour the participant’s specific request not to allow Nigerian officials for fear of retribution for them and their families.

However, the envoy said the Nigerian authorities would continue to engage their U.S. counterparts over the killings by extremists and to collaborate to protect lives and property in Nigeria.

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He said, “We asked the US authorities if it was okay to continue to shave someone’s hair in his absence.

They should have informed you so that you can inform the terrorists abi?

Jokers!

I just keep praying everyday that Trump’s mind is not swayed through diplomatic moves.

We need a saving.

A DISGRACED country should not participate in things like this. A country governed by terrorist sympathisers.

By the way, Minaj would make a better president than the mannequin we have in Aso rock.

It seems Nigeria is really a disgraced country, most of us yoruba Muslims are ashamed of been Nigeria

Our politicians have no shame

Our politicians have no iota of shame, and situations like this expose it clearly. It shows just how badly our leaders have damaged Nigeria’s credibility. When your own citizens and the international community don’t trust you, you get excluded from conversations about your own crisis. Instead of blaming the US, they should ask themselves why Nigerians are dying, why civilians feel unprotected, and why the world doubts our institutions. Respect isn’t demanded, its earned.

The Nigerian government should stop lying.
There is GENOCIDE

Why are you concerned about what US thinks?

Why will a Caribbean rapper that raps about vulgarity be speaking for Nigerians? 🤔

The thing no just make sense to me.

That means Tinunbu delegates just went to US to take pictures with the congress man. What exactly did they achieve if Nigeria was bounced from such event?

What else would you have gone there to say than the same thing you and your fellow terrorists apologists have been saying?
Or you simply wanted to collect the estacode.

This thing really pain them wotowoto abeg trump start sending then to their virgins

Countries and international bodies should ban Tinubu and all politicians from entering their countries.

Donald shld press Tinubu and his supporters neck.

Small nyash dey shake, Nigeria be careful

Dem go wail tire.
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The genocide against Christians is actually gotten from a manual called the holy book which outline how the jiihad will be carried out. That is how a true Muslim moves

Just like I said before they find fault In everything apart from the constant death of citizens

They rather Blame America or Igbos than blame Fulani terrorists commiting these crimes
APC is a terrorist organization

Make una dey mumu the world has left you behind.
Very disgraceful government.
Not every issue is responded with propaganda.

I just pray it was the pastor from Kaduna that has been screaming at the top of his voice they invited. Nigerians are calling on the US to act as swiftly as possible, it's becoming worse by the day

Nigeria has never been worse under anybody as it is under the blind bat in aso rock🗿. A shame it is...

Nigeria's foreign affairs minister says they are talking with Trump

This government no just get any atom of shame...tuueehh🤧

OLAADEGBU:
He said, “We asked the US authorities if it was okay to continue to shave someone’s hair in his absence.

Very interesting! Bokoharam, iswap , bandits and others being sponsored by some political islamic elites from north have been shaving Nigeria's hair both in their presence and absence and nothing has been done.

Una go cry tire. The whole world is aware of the Christian genocide in Nigeria and nothing can be done about it

It is intentional so that their natives will not be challenged

OLAADEGBU:
He said, “We asked the US authorities if it was okay to continue to shave someone’s hair in his absence.

Nigerian government is playing with its sovereign powers. This is the first time we are directly pitched against our biggest ally and time is ticking. They keep making justification by legalizing the process of attacking terrorism on your soil but you are there doing nothing with them. You need to seek collaboration with them,it's the best bet. By the time it's up, nobody will give you an audience again and a lot of things will happen between then and not removing any possibility at all. Uno what I mean now....

Secondly , if you allow these greedy Chinesea and Russians to bring in anything that has to do with warfare. They will eventually turn the place into a battle ground cos Nigeria with all her resources cannot face the gaffer militarily.

A stitch in time...... Saves
Make alignment with the US military to help you flush out the terrorist without much collateral damage otherwise, you won't like the way they will do it as a people, government and country.

My 10cent

To go and say what, guys massacre is happening. There's nothing patriotic about this country .