Philip Boateng Kessie

Education: B.A Communication Studies, UCC (2014-2018) Google News Initiative, AFP Digital Investigation Techniques (2023) Lab Course In Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation (2024)

Experience: Reporter, Graphic Communication Group Limited (2018-2019), Scooper News (2020-2022), YEN.com.gh (since 2022)

Philip Boateng Kessie started writing for YEN.com.gh in 2022 and is the Head of the Human Interest desk. He has over six years of experience in journalism and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and as a content writer for Scooper News. He has a certificate in Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.

3465 articles published since 01 Nov 2022

Author's articles

Ghanaian lady with speech impairment turns evangelist, preaches at trotro station, video evokes joy

People

a year ago

African Games: Abeiku Jackson wins bronze medal for Ghana, video of men's 100m butterfly pops up

Sports

a year ago

Ghanaian man relocates to UK to seek greener pastures, rejoices as he becomes a waste collector

People

a year ago

Chef Smith opens up on being a 'twin', denies going to sleep during cook-a-thon

People

a year ago

Chef Faila offered opportunity by Qatar to live and work in the country, Ghanaians react

People

a year ago

Young lady celebrates on TikTok as she becomes a homeowner at 22, TikTok video evokes joy

Real Estate

a year ago

Ghanaian man teases friend who relocated to UK to work for a thrift clothes company: "He has a degree"

People

a year ago

A man has caused a stir after sharing a video of his countryman who works for a thrift clothes company in the UK. He lamented that his friend is a degree-holder

International Women's Day: Chef Smith celebrates his sous chef and women who made cook-a-thon a success

People

a year ago

Chef Ebenezer Smith in celebrating International Women's Day has showered praises on the women who played a crucial role in his just-ended 35-day cooking marathon.

"I am a first-class graduate unemployed for 4 years, my mum now wants me to be a hawker": Expert advises

Editorial

a year ago

A young lady who got first class and has been jobless for four years now is under pressure from her mother, who has told her to start working as a street hawker

Meet Cosmos Obeng, the University of Ghana graduate helping Ghanaian students study abroad for free

Education

a year ago

A University of Ghana graduate now dedicates his time and resources towards ensuring Ghanaians and Africans also secure scholarship opportunities abroad.

Safo Newman's lookalike spotted selling dusters in traffic, pleads for help in emotional video

People

a year ago

The lookalike of Safo Newman has sparked an emotional reaction from netizens after a video of him pleading to Ghanaians for help surfaced online.

Ghanaian man delights as he weds elderly Obroni lover, flaunts marriage certificate, peeps react

People

a year ago

A young Ghanaian man has caused a stir after he took to TikTok to announce that he is married and also shared photos of his court wedding with his Obroni wife

Achimota old student gets opportunity to play for Barcelona, school celebrates him

Education

a year ago

Many have taken to social media to praise a young Ghanaian defender, David Oduro, after a photo of him at FC Barcelona's training ground went viral online