Nigerian makes history in the US as the first appointed African Judge


A Nigerian, the first African that was appointed as a judge in history, Jude O Nkama was apointed a judge in New Jersey, United States of America on January 6th, 2016.

Also, Honourable Ras Baraka was appointed as the Mayor of the City of Newark, NJ. Hon. Ugochukwu Nwaokoro as Deputy Mayor; and Evans Anyanwu, Esq. as Chief Prosecutor of the city.

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