Author: Solomon Alaka

From Dismissal to Dialogue: Managing the Trump– Federal Reserve Rift Through Non-Judicial Means

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Quasi-Formal Intervention and Arbitration in Governance: A Path to Resolving Intergovernmental Disputes In modern governance, intergovernmental disputes are inevitable—particularly in systems where executive authority intersects with independent institutions. While courts offer a definitive legal remedy, relying solely on judicial intervention can be slow, adversarial, and disruptive to public trust and institutional stability. Quasi-formal intervention and […]

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RTX’s Pratt & Whitney Secures $2.8 Billion Contract for F135 Engine Production

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EAST HARTFORD, CT — RTX Corporation announced Tuesday that its Pratt & Whitney division has been awarded a $2.8 billion modified contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to produce F135 engines for the F-35 Lightning II fighter jet program. The contract covers Lot 18 production of engines for all three F-35 variants: conventional take-off […]

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Suzuki Motor Commits $8 Billion Investment in India as EV Production Begins

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HANSALPUR, INDIA — Japan’s Suzuki Motor has announced a major investment of ₹700 billion ($8 billion) in India over the next five to six years, coinciding with the launch of its first electric vehicle (EV) production in the country. Chairman Toshihiro Suzuki confirmed the commitment during an event at the company’s Hansalpur plant in Gujarat, […]

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Killing of journalists in Gaza hospital attack ‘should shock the world’: UN rights office

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OHCHR Spokesperson Thameen Al-Kheetan said condemnation of the two strikes by Israeli forces on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis now needs to be channelled into a demand for accountability and justice for all those killed. At least 20 died, including four health workers and five journalists, later named as Ahed Abu Aziz, Hussam al-Masri, […]

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EASA publishes Annual Safety Review 2025

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The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the Annual Safety Review (ASR) 2025, which provides a comprehensive analysis of aviation safety in 2024 and compares it with trends from the past decade. The report supports the European Safety Risk Management (SRM) process and is a key input to the European Plan for Aviation Safety (EPAS). […]

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African Continental Brief: Business, Policy, Security & Geopolitics – August 26, 2025

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Curated Developments Across Business, Security, and Politics Business & Macro Japan Commits $5.5 Billion in Loans to AfricaJapan pledged $5.5 billion in loans to African countries this week, reinforcing its position as a dependable development partner. The move comes as Western powers like the US and UK scale back foreign aid, creating a vacuum Japan […]

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WHO EMRO | Remarks by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean on the 24th intercountry meeting of poliovirus laboratory directors in EMR Amman, Jordan

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18 August 2025 Distinguished colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 24th intercountry meeting of poliovirus laboratory directors in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Your work is critical to the Region’s progress towards polio eradication. The precision, dedication, and collaboration that define this laboratory network are essential to timely detection, […]

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Listening to solitary bees to learn about their activity patterns – The Applied Ecologist

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Susič et al. share their experience studying solitary bee activity at nesting boxes using passive acoustic monitoring and analysing the data using neural networks. © Anton Gradišek There are thousands of species of solitary bees and they play important roles in their ecosystems, the best known being the pollinators of various plants. Several species choose […]

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UN urges renewed solidarity eight years after forced exodus of Rohingya

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More than 700,000 of them fled to neighbouring Bangladesh after armed attacks by a militant group against Myanmar security forces sparked a brutal military crackdown that began on 25 August 2017. They joined thousands of others who had escaped earlier waves of violence and discrimination now living in refugee camps just across the border in […]

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Retired Nigerian Police Officer With Spinal Cord Injury Battles for Survival on Meager Pension Amid Welfare Neglect

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LAGOS — Adegbehin Adetarami, a retired Superintendent of Police, is currently fighting for his life in a traditional orthopedic hospital in Ikorodu, Lagos State, following a spinal cord injury sustained during active duty in 2017. Despite serving the Nigeria Police Force until his retirement in 2021, Adetarami received no medical support from the institution and […]

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