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Your fave black female influencers unapologetically keeping it real on everything that has them pressed. Nella, Mariam and Adeola say the things you’re too scared to say with their chest…. And that’s on what? Period!
Join three sister friends unapologetically living their best lives as influencers, hyping up each other's W’s and helping each other overcome the L’s. Each week this podcast gives you the AAA to the topics, situations and people that have them pressed with no filter in sight. Weekly chat, boss-B energy and real talk on all things life.
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Your fave influencers Nella, Mariam and Adeola unapologetically keeping it real on everything that has them pressed, no filter in sight. And that’s on what? Period!
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Your fave influencers Nella, Mariam and Adeola get real about Cancel Culture, Fillers and answer some of your voicenotes on the PRESSED hotline. And that’s on what? Period!
PRESSED is a BBC Studios TalentWorks & Unheard Network production. Producer - Pilar Nalwimba Editor - Edwin Essome
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Your fav influencers Nella, Mariam and Adeola get real about paying back, work colleagues and sex tapes, and they answer some of your voice notes on the PRESSED hotline. And that’s on what? Period!
PRESSED is a BBC Studios TalentWorks & Unheard Network production. Produce by - Pilar Nalwimba Edited by - Edwin Essome & Faith Howley.
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Your fav influencers Nella, Mariam and Adeola spill the tea on the GRM Gala, Love Island and answer some of your voice notes on the PRESSED hotline. And that’s on what? Period!
PRESSED is a BBC Studios TalentWorks & Unheard Network production.Produced by - Pilar NalwimbaEdited by - Edwin Essome & Kayode Animashaun
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Nella, Adeola and Mariam keep it 100 on being hypervisible, how men who stay in women’s business have them pressed, answer your love island voice notes and turning down deals like Molly Mae.
PRESSED is a BBC Studios TalentWorks & Unheard Network production.Produced by - Pilar NalwimbaEdited by - Edwin Essome & Kayode Animashaun
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Your fave influencers Nella, Mariam and Adeola unapologetically keeping it real on everything that has them pressed, no filter in sight. And that’s on what? Period!
PRESSED is a BBC Studios TalentWorks & Unheard Network production. Produced by - Pilar Nalwimba Edited by - Edwin Essome & Kayode Animashaun
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Your faves review the Met Gala, Married At First Sight UK, parents using their kids for online clout and answer questions from the hotline on how to tell your friends to stop inviting you out.
PRESSED is a BBC Studios TalentWorks & Unheard Network production. Producer - Pilar Nalwimba Editor - Edwin Essome
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Your faves open up about their natural and relaxed hair journeys, dealing with fake friends and THAT Oloni thread!
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Nella, Adeola and Mariam are pressed about panic buyers, people who overstay their welcome and men in the industry who abuse their power!
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Top 10 lists of all things African football. Who will be top of your list? Who are the best goalscorers? Or the best captain? Who are the greatest managers in the history of the Africa Cup of Nations? With Gabriel Zakuani Yaya Touré and Efan Ekoku. Every Monday from 3 July 2023.
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Have Didier Drogba's Chelsea achievements been eclipsed by Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah at Liverpool to leave one of them as the greatest African to grace the English top flight?
Ivory Coast's Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best Africans to play in the English Premier League. Who will make their top 10?
Top 10 Premier League Players (A-Z) - Didier Drogba- Michael Essien- Lauren Etame-Mayer - Nwankwo Kanu- Riyad Mahrez- Sadio Mane- Jay-Jay Okocha - Mohammed Salah- Kolo Toure- Yaya Toure
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How do Samuel Eto’o’s stats stack up against Didier Drogba’s match winning pedigree.
The Cameroonian won three UEFA Champions Leagues with Barcelona and Inter Milan but does Drogba scoring in big moments put him on top?
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best African goalscorers. Who will make their top 10?
Top 10 Goal Scorers (A-Z)- Emmanuel Adebayor- Didier Drogba- Samuel Eto’o- Hossam Hassan- Salif Keita- Sadio Mané- Roger Milla- Mo Salah- George Weah- Rashidi Yekini
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Is Yaya Touré a more complete footballer than his childhood idols, Abedi Pele and Jay-Jay Okocha?
The former Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder is with former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku and ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best African midfielders. Who will make it to number one in their top 10?
Top 10 Midfielders (A-Z)- Mohamed Aboutrika- Abedi “Pele” Ayew- Lakhdar Belloumi- Michael Essien- Ahmed Hassan- Seydou Keita- Riyad Mahrez- John Mikel Obi- Jay-Jay Okocha- Yaya Toure
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Was Morocco’s semi-final run at Qatar 2022 bigger than Milla’s iconic celebrations at Italia 1990?
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best African World Cup Moments. What will make their top 10?
Top 10 World Cup Moments (chronologically)- Tunisia win Africa’s first ever WC Match (1978)- Algeria beat World Champions Germany 2-1 (1982)- Morocco beat Portugal 3-1 to reach round of 16 (1986)- Roger Milla and Cameroon at the 1990 World Cup- Nigeria’s World Cup debut – Bulgaria 1994- Senegal’s run to the QF of the 2002 World Cup - South Africa scoring the first goal of the 2010 World Cup in the opening game against Mexico- Ghana score in extra time to progress to QF (2010)- Vincent Aboubakar scoring for Cameroon against Brazil as the Indomitable Lions became the first African side to beat Brazil at a World Cup (2022)- Morocco’s run to the semi-finals in Qatar (2022)
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Does Kylian Mbappé’s star quality put him above Eusebio or Zinedine Zidane?
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best players of African heritage. Who will make their top 10?
Top 10 Players of African Heritage (A-Z) - Marcel Desailly- Eusebio - Patrice Evra- N’golo Kante- Claude Makélélé- Kylian Mbappe- Paul Pogba- Bukayo Saka- Patrick Vieira- Zinedine Zidane
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Who was a “fighter”, ready for “football war”? Will Kolo Touré be in his brother’s top 5, and will Efan agree?
Possibly the toughest Top 10 yet for Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku who join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best African defenders.
Top 10 Defenders (A-Z)- Lauren Etame Mayer- Weal Gomaa - Stephen Keshi - Khalidou Koulibaly - Samule Kuffour - Noureddine Naybet - Lucas Radebe - Rigobert Song- Kolo Toure - Joseph Yobo
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Is Egypt dominating African football while failing to qualify for 6 World Cups one of the continent's biggest footballing disappointments? And what would the world have seen if Ballon d’Or winner George Weah had the chance to play on football's biggest stage?
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best Africans not to play at a Fifa World Cup. Who will make their top 10?
Top 10 Africans not to Play at a World Cup (A-Z)- Mohamed Aboutrika- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang- Bruce Grobbelaar- Freddie Kanoute- Salif Keita- Seydou Keita- Segun Odegbami- Abedi Pele- George Weah- Tony Yeboah
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From spitting to faking injury, Yaya Touré and Efan Ekoku join Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate Africa’s most controversial footballers. Which “bad boy” of African Football will be number one in their top 10?
Top 10 Players fans love to hate (A-Z)- Emmanuel Adebayor - Yakubu Aiyegbeni- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang- Andre Ayew- Kevin Prince Boateng- El-Hadji Diouf- Asamoah Gyan- Hossam Hassan- Ahmed Hassan Mido- Chokri el Ouaer
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Who was Yaya’s nemesis at Barcelona? And who’s yet to fulfil their potential?
Ivory Coast’s Yaya Touré and former Nigeria striker Efan Ekoku join ex-DR Congo international Gabriel Zakuani to discuss and debate the best African goalkeepers. Who will make their top 10?
Top 10 goalkeepers (in alphabetical order):- Joseph-Antoine Bell- Yassine Bounou - Essam El Hadar - Vincent Enyeama- Alain Gouamene - Bruce Grobbelaar - Carlos Kameni - Edouard Mendy - Thomas Nkono- Sadok Sassi
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Cocoa farmers in Ghana are disgruntled over delayed payments from the state regulator - COCOBOD. The farmers say the delay is endangering investments for the next farming season. Ghana, which is the world's second largest cocoa producer, changed the system through which farmers receive their payments in an attempt to reduce reliance on debt. And we hear from Giel Malual and John Kuei - the two South Sudanese men who have just completed a walk across the length of mainland UK to raise awareness about the war in Sudan, and mobilise donations to build schools for young refugees displaced by the conflict.
Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna Producers: Bella Twine, Keikantse Shumba, Blessing Aderogba and Patricia Whitehorne Technical Producer: Maxwell Onyango Senior Producer: Charles Gitonga Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla
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Around the world, more women are choosing to delay motherhood. In countries like Italy, Spain and South Korea, the average age of first-time mothers has risen to around 32. While many African countries still have some of the youngest ages of first-time mothers - a shift is also happening in parts of continent. So, what’s behind this change?
Focus on Africa: The Conversation host, Nkechi Ogbonna spoke with Vanessa Tloubatla, from South Africa, who became a mother at the age of 46; and Barbara Mugeni from Uganda who had her third child at the age of 45.
Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna Producers: Carolyne Kiambo and Fana Negash Technical Producer: Maxwell Onyango Senior Producer: Priya Sippy Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla
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A recent attack in Niger's south-western Tillaberi region led to the deaths of 31 civilians. It adds to a trend of deadly assaults by jihadist militants in the tri border area of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali. According to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (Acled), Tillaberi was the deadliest region in the Sahel in 2025, with more than 1,200 civilian deaths recorded. Also, we take a look at how different people form their accents and how an accent may affect perceptions and social status. Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna Producers: Keikantse Shumba, Ayuba Iliya, Makuochi Okafor and Blessing Aderogba Technical Producer: Maxwell Onyango Senior Producer: Charles Gitonga Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla
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A new report by the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change says that most countries, including those in Africa, will find it difficult to have full autonomy over AI systems. According to the Institute, only 32 countries worldwide host AI-specific data centres, leaving around 160 nations dependent on foreign infrastructure. We hear how the situation is for African countries. And, Nigeria wants to resume oil drilling in Ogoniland in Southern Rivers State; thirty years after environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others were executed following a protest that saw the killing of four tradional chiefs of an oil producing community known as Ogoni. This led to the suspension of exploration by oil giant Shell – the company accused of causing the environmental damage. We hear the views of the Nigerian government and environmental activists. Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna Producers: Keikantse Shumba, Bella Twine, Ayuba Ilya and Blessing Aderogba Technical Producer: Maxwell Onyango Senior Producer: Charles Gitonga Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla
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A recent report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime reveals that a third of cocaine consumed in Europe is transported via West Africa. Since 2019, the region has become a key global hub for cocaine smuggling from Latin America to markets in Europe and Asia, according to the organisation. We look at how the region gained this reputation as a hub of global trafficking.
Also Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia are among African countries where internet blackouts have been witnessed recently. We explore the technologies and techniques that youth in these countries are using to stay online.
Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna Producers: Keikantse Shumba, Bella Twine, Chiamaka Dike and Blessing Aderogba Technical Producer: Maxwell Onyango Senior Producer: Charles Gitonga Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla
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In this episode, we look back at the Africa Cup of Nations, where Senegal edged hosts Morocco in extra-time in a dramatic final. We explore the key moments and what they reveal about African football’s future.
We also investigate a darker story: Across West Africa, criminal gangs are luring young people with fake overseas jobs. BBC Africa Eye follows Interpol’s anti-trafficking unit in Sierra Leone and a father searching for his missing children.
Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producers: Keikantse Shumba and Bella Twine Technical Producer: Maxwell Onyango Senior Producer: Blessing Aderogba Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla
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Think back to when you were younger, what did you want to do when you grew up? A recent study in Kenya found that many young people would choose to be a TikToker or a YouTuber over a more conventional career, like a doctor or a lawyer.
Nowadays, content creators have become as influential as athletes and artists, but while Africa’s content creator ecosystem is growing rapidly, more than half of the continent’s creators earn less than a month.
Focus on Africa: The Conversation host Charles Gitonga sat down with Chef Abbys - a Ghanaian TikToker with millions of followers - to find out what it takes to make it big in the industry.
Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producers: Fana Negash and Carolyne Kiambo Senior Producer: Priya Sippy Technical Producer: Terry Chege Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla
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Focus on Africa’s Charles Gitonga joined The Global Story podcast hosts Asma Khalid and Tristan Redman to explain why the United States, Russia and China are so interested in Africa. The US recently moved to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a major trade deal allowing many African countries to export goods to the American market tariff-free, while also tying promises to end the conflict in eastern DR Congo to access rare earth minerals. China sees Africa as a key part of its Belt and Road Initiative, investing heavily in infrastructure across the continent. Meanwhile, Russia has positioned itself as an alternative partner to the Central African Republic and Sahel countries, particularly in security and military cooperation.
Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producers: Keikantse Shumba and Hannah Moore
Senior Producer: Blessing Aderogba Technical Producers: Terry Chege and Philip Bull Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla
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Somalia has accused the United Arab Emirates of undermining its sovereignty, including allegedly facilitating Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, which Somalia considers part of its territory. In response, Mogadishu has canceled all agreements with the UAE, from ports to defence, raising questions about trade and security.
We then turn to Botswana, following a recent visit by American YouTuber IShowSpeed to the Diamond Trading Centre in Gaborone, where he held a rough diamond and asked if he could buy it. Botswana’s diamonds are a major part of national wealth, but acquiring them in raw form is strictly regulated. We explore what you need to know about these gems.
Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producers: Ayuba Iliya, Keikantse Shumba, Bella Twine Senior Producer: Blessing Aderogba Technical Producer: Terry Chege Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla
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Uganda’s election campaign enters its final days ahead of voting on January 15th, with President Yoweri Museveni seeking to extend his four decades in power. His main challenger, opposition figure Bobi Wine, has rallied younger voters amid concerns raised by the UN about the political climate. We hear from voters and from the BBC in Kampala on the mood in the country. Then, we travel to Benin’s coastal city of Ouidah, where thousands gathered for Vodun Days, celebrating a spiritual tradition and its growing global appeal. Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producers: Blessing Aderogba, Bella Twine Senior Producer: Daniel Dadzie Technical Producer: Terry Chege Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla
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