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COLUMNIST: FUSEINI ABDULAI BRAIMAH

When Tradition Meets Islam: Who Should Inherit When a Muslim Dies in Ghana?

When Tradition Meets Islam: Who Should Inherit When a Muslim Dies in Ghana?

Aug 13, 2026 | Feature Article

Death is painful enough without turning it into a battle over property. For a woman who has spent perhaps 20, 30 or e ...

Aug 13, 2026 | Feature Article

I read with considerable disappointment --- and, frankly, some surprise --- a lengthy social-media article titled ld ...

Aug 12, 2026 | Feature Article

SSNIT 39;s recent announcement that its Assets Under Management (AUM) have expanded to GH cent;35.5 billion is unden ...

Aug 10, 2026 | Feature Article

There was a time when Ghana rsquo;s educational system was the envy of the African continent. In the decades immediat ...

Aug 10, 2026 | Feature Article

There is a persistent misconception in Ghana 39;s pension debate that the Social Security and National Insurance Tru ...

Aug 9, 2026 | Feature Article

Dear Hon. James Agalga, Permit me to congratulate you on your elevation to a position of considerable responsibility in ...

Aug 9, 2026 | Feature Article

The conviction of Asante Berko in the United States of America has reopened an uncomfortable question for Ghana: Will ...

Aug 8, 2026 | Feature Article

Universities are among the most complex institutions in modern society. They educate future leaders, generate knowled ...

Aug 8, 2026 | Feature Article

Dear Hon. Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, Permit me, as a concerned Ghanaian, to write to you with the utmost respec ...

Aug 5, 2026 | Feature Article

The pensions sector exists for one purpose: to guarantee income security and dignity for workers after decades of ser ...

Aug 4, 2026 | Feature Article

For many years, I have written extensively on Ghana 39;s pension system, particularly the plight of SSNIT pensioners ...

Aug 2, 2026 | Feature Article

For decades, adults lived under a straightforward medical baseline: a blood pressure reading around 140/90 mmHg was c ...

Aug 2, 2026 | Feature Article

The proposed nationwide verification of CAP 30 pensioners by the Controller and Accountant-General 39;s Department ( ...

Aug 1, 2026 | Feature Article

History is not a contest between peoples. It is a disciplined search for understanding based on evidence. Where the e ...

Jul 31, 2026 | Feature Article

When a woman accused of adultery was brought before Jesus to be stoned, He did not declare her innocent. Neither did ...

Jul 30, 2026 | Feature Article

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) finds itself at a defining moment in its political history. Having lost power after two ...

Jul 28, 2026 | Feature Article

Ghana rsquo;s education sector currently presents a striking paradox. On one hand, hundreds of graduate, professional ...

Fuseini Abdulai Braimah
Fuseini Abdulai Braimah

Ghanaian essayist and information provider whose writings weave research, history and lived experience into thought-provoking commentary. . More Fuseini Abdulai Braimah, popularly known to everyone as Fussie (or Fuzzy). Born in April 1955, I completed Tamale Secondary School in 1974. Started work as a pupil teacher, worked with Social Security & National Insurance Trust in Yendi, Social Security Bank in Tamale and Tarkwa (brief stint), Northern Regional Development Corporation (NRDC), and University for Development Studies Library in Tamale. I also worked briefly with the British Council Outreach Programme in Tamale. Studied "Application of ICT in Libraries" with the Millennium College, London. Was privileged to be sponsored by the NICHE Project of the Dutch Government to undergo training in Information Literacy Skills at ITHOCA, Centurion, South Africa, after which I undertook an educational tour of some libraries in The Netherlands, which took me to Maastricht, Amsterdam, The Hague, and Leiden. I have a passion for teaching and writing. In the past, I wrote for the Northern Advocate, the Statesman and BBC Focus on Africa Magazine. Now retired, I proofread Undergrad and Graduate theses and articles for refereed journals, as well as assist researchers find material for literature reviews. My specialty is Citations Management.