from the unexplained to the mundane. Come join
us on a Journey to the Fringe. All three of those
things, Chelsea. And it actually got me a little
worried when your name took you a few minutes
and it said it was searching a little while longer
than everything else, but it came back clean.
I'm glad that we're putting that right out there
to begin this episode with. How many podcasts
are going to go out there and make that claim
early on? It's true. I think you just got to
make sure that you're up front with everybody.
Yep. This is surprisingly not Epstein related
in any way. Chelsea, you remember how we did
that one episode on the drunkards of Ghana and
it somehow shot up our like Ghana listenership?
Yes. Forever. Forever and always. They're still
listening to us. Well, they better be, because
this is a Ghana -oriented episode. Fuck, they're
gonna love us! Hi! I really hope I don't butcher
your guys' culture and, like, background of everything
going on with this story. But we're gonna cover
a guy by the name of Evans Eshen, who is in the
news recently. There's going to be an update
likely later in the year on him as well, because
this is a very new story. And Chelsea, are you
ready to learn about the man who more formally
goes by Ebo Noah? The story of Evans Eschen,
as far as I can tell, basically goes back to
August of 2025. He existed for about 30 years
before August of 2025, but all of that is completely
irrelevant and we do not need to worry about
that at all. As far as I can tell, he went to
university and he was a security guard at a school.
That's it. Okay. But he was also a TikTok influencer,
and in August of 2025, he decided to take on
the persona of Ebonoa, or even sometimes called
Ebo Jesus. Okay. I should say he's in Ghana,
as I said, kind of starting the story off, making
sure that we're all on the same page with that.
I'm so glad you didn't say some other country.
Very weird Malaysian man. No. Chelsea, I need
you to go on YouTube and I need you to search
Ebonoa News and you're gonna find his YouTube
channel. I don't want you to read any of the
names of the YouTube videos because they kind
of give away how the story's going. Okay. Oh,
Ebonoa and his arc and this is clearly AI. Yeah.
Yeah, you're there. I would like you to tell
me his profile picture. What's he look like?
The most striking thing is the potato sack that
he's wearing. Yes. And that becomes his persona,
Ebonoa. I don't think he has taken this off since
August of 2025. It does look breezy. In August
of 2025, he claims that he got in contact with
God and God said, guess what, Mr. Noah, we're
going to have a flood. It's going to be on Christmas
Day of this year. You're going to have to build
eight to 10 arcs and anybody that decides to
follow you, you're going to have to let onto
these arcs. Okay. So in August he starts advertising
and I shouldn't say I don't know when he actually
had this communion with God, but in August it
starts to get out there that this guy is here
and our articles start to come out. He built,
apparently, this came out of yen .com .gh, one
of Ghana's news sources, this article. He built
about eight to ten large wooden arks with the
help of local fishermen and invited his followers
to donate, fast, and even sell treasures to join.
Thousands of people, including from neighboring
countries such as Liberia, flocked to the ark's
locations in regions such as Elmina and Kumasi.
And apparently these people just abandoned their
houses and traveled to the site with luggage
believing that they needed to be saved from this
coming flood. Chelsea, I'm just going to share
my screen so we can look at some of these videos.
Yeah, I'm just wanting to click on them so bad.
I'm pretty sure from the videos at most, I can
only confirm two arcs were ever built. So there's
this one's being built. Really small. And you
can see beside it, there's one. It's large for
boat standards, but small for an arc. Yeah, you're
not fitting two of four different animals on
there. I wonder if he addresses that. the animals
okay this is catchy music so there's that and
then there's this one of him on the outside of
a boat so they're they're building a boat i should
say he's not speaking english he's speaking one
of the other native dialects in gana but he does
speak english quite a bit as well okay and here
he is of course playing his uh potato sack man
apparently one ark is ready to contain 600 million
people no no i just saw the ark that is not true
i think maybe 20 But apparently that's that whole
thing. He had eight to ten. They were ready Oh,
and here's the one where you can kind of see
there's probably two arcs because you can see
two arcs in this video Okay, but he says there's
eight to ten. Where's he getting the money for
this? Well as people are donating they bring
their stuff. They're donating to oh, no, sorry
You can see three in this one for sure. So there's
probably three. This is so weird. This is happening
I want to watch the AI ones if we can oh, yeah,
the AI ones are awful like he's He's not in them
at all. No it didn't look like it. So this is
happening and like people keep coming and he's
got thousands of people around where he's been
building these things and as the day starts creeping
closer on December 24th Ebonoah announced on
the evening that he talked to God and he's been
fasting and God allowed the postponement of the
apocalypse. He said God we need additional time
to build more arcs because we got so many people
coming here and God finally said yet you know
what Ebonoah you are right you got too many people
we just can't do it this way. That checks out,
I would think. so probably and obviously the
flood on december 25th christmas didn't end up
happening he releases the video also on the 25th
claiming that his prayers and fasting and persuaded
god to postpone the destruction rather than admitting
the prophecy had failed and then you know what
i love this because we don't see that a whole
lot in the community people admitting that their
prophecy didn't come true but well no he talked
to god and let it stall like they postponed it
they agreed to it but chelsea there's so many
twists that you're not going to be expecting
here. Really? Yeah, it has to do a lot with the
quirks of Ghana. I'm just going to read this
article. This comes out on the 26th. In a surprising
move, the self -styled prophet Ebonoa joined
Ghanaian rapper Michael Owusu Addo, known as
Sarcoti, on stage during the Rapperholic 2025
concert and started to rap, receiving cheers
from thousands of concertgoers. Wow. Ghanaians
who took to the comment section of the video
have shared varied opinions on Ebonoa's decision
to appear at the rapper -holic concert. Ferati
stated, quote, Dio added, quote, BrightBruce2
added, quote, as showcased on the screen with
water effects. It added an unexpected and amusing
element to the performance." That is awesome.
Do we have a video of this? I think it's somewhere
on there, or sorry, somewhere else because I
couldn't find it on his page. Okay, that's disappointing.
That sounds really good. Monstar wrote, quote,
wait, ooh, so is Sarkozy aware of this? Like,
did Sarkozy intentionally invite Ebonoa? And
here, this guy is too much. Anyways, congrats
to King Sark for hosting a successful event,
Ebonoa, end quote. Anyhow, he also used that
time to, like, make announcements as well, which
just piss people off. They don't set a later
date for the flood. And the announcement that
he was on stage outrages a bunch of people that
he was involved with. A man reportedly set fire
to one of the arcs because he felt deceived after
his family left home for safety. Other followers
were seen crying and were very disappointed.
Meanwhile, some netizens criticized Eponoa as
a fraudster who took advantage of donations.
It is evident from the purchase of a luxury Mercedes
Benz worth around $89 ,000 after the postponement
of the apocalypse. clued out for a second because
I forgot people are mad because his Prediction
is an apocalypse didn't happen. Yeah. Yeah, that
is pretty There's a ship on file. That's the
arc Yeah, that's one of the arcs. I love that
for them. Good job. So his followers got pissed
and photos of the Mercedes are circulating online.
Many were stunned to see how so many followers
trusted him and gave away their money. And additionally,
several people who believed his claims and went
to the site are now stranded, unsure of what
to do next. Now, I don't know exactly what's
happened to the followers since this, but Ghana
has a weird law and it basically is that both
who are making profits that have negative impacts
can be arrested. That is an insane law to have.
I am curious as to how many people they had doing
that before they made this law. I'm gonna go
over a few of them, but it's not none. And in
fact, apparently every time around Christmas,
the Ghana police have to put up this statement.
What? And I'm gonna read it to you. The Ghana
Police Service has reminded all, especially faith
-based organizations, that the law on the communication
of prophecies is still in force. The law prohibits
the public communication of doomsday prophecies,
particularly of deaths and harm and similar ones
with the potential to lead to the breakdown of
law and order. Police reminder on prophecy communication.
1. As the year comes to an end, the Ghana Police
Service respectfully wishes to remind the general
public, especially the religious community, of
the law on publication of false news and urges
it continuous compliance. Two, we are grateful
to faith -based groups and individuals for their
compliance with the law so far, particularly
in communicating prophecies. While this has protected
the rights and freedoms of those who are normally
affected by these prophecies, it has also fostered
a society free of needless panic, fear, and alarm.
3. We urge the general public, especially faith
-based groups and individuals, to continue to
be patriotic and abide by the law, to ensure
that the prevailing state of law, order and security
in our beloved country is maintained. 4. The
police would like to remind the public that while
we have the right to practice our faith and freedom
of speech as guaranteed by our constitution and
democratic values, we want to reiterate that
the enjoyment of these rights are subject to
the respect for the rights and freedoms of others
and for the public interest. 5. As we have come
to consider December 27th as Prophecy Communication
Compliance Day. The Ghana Police Service is once
again urging religious communities to practice
their faith within the legal framework. 6. In
the spirit of the season, we wish everyone a
Merry Christmas and a festive New Year. I have
so many questions. And so they posted this the
day that the prophecy was to come true, you say?
They always post it December 27th of the year
since December of 2021 when this law was incepted.
So it was two days after and the day after Rapper
Hall like 2025. Okay, so that probably the day
of the arc fire. This makes me curious for where
this story is going, because it sounds like he's
probably breaking some laws. in Ghana. Yeah!
There's also this description of this that's
put out by the Presidential Envoy for Interfaith
and Ecumenical Religions in the Office of the
President. The guy who holds this office is Elvis
Afriye Ankara, and he has dismissed claims that
the recent directive for prophets and other clergy
to channel prophecies of national interest to
his office will encourage fake prophecies. He
said on the contrary, the measure would help
manage the system by categorizing fake prophecies
from genuine ones and prevent fear and panic
in the country. This follows a directive issued
on August 10th of 2025 to all ecumenical heads
urging church leaders to ensure that any prophecies
concerning high -profile political leaders, governance,
national security, or public stability was formally
relayed to the Office of the Presidential Envoy
for urgent review. Mr. Arfiye Ankara said the
move was to promote responsibility, discernment,
and stewardship over the nation's destiny. He
noted that while harmless prophecies could be
freely shared, cautionary ones should be handled
carefully to avoid unnecessary public apprehension.
He added that his office had already engaged
several prophets privately to encourage cooperation
and expressed confidence that genuine men and
women of God would comply with the process. And
this all seems to go back to 2021, as I said.
There was a guy by the name of Prophet Jesus
Ahuafé. In October of 2021, he went viral with
a claim that on October 18th of 2021, a musician
by the name of Shate Wale was going to be shot
dead. That's not good. No. And apparently the
musician actually like didn't stage the fake
gunfight where he died on that day, which like
threw everyone into a panic. But he was still
alive. And in December of 2021, they said enough
is enough because it's happens so often. We're
putting this law in place because it just creates
panic and like imagine like they're talking about
members of parliament are going to die this week.
It seems like this is just a common thing and
in fact like I have a few people that were investigated
under this law that I was looking at and I was
googling them and they have their 2026 prophecies
up for each of these prophets. There's one guy,
I just need to find him really quick, his name
is Emanuel Badu Kobe. He really likes to just
put out, I shouldn't say ridiculous prophecies,
but like, he just really likes to prophesize
who's gonna win soccer matches, football matches,
and he gets it wrong like more than half the
time. And he says it's prophesied, and they get
it, they lose. I like that style of prophecy,
though. But I think he's really shoe -torn himself
in there, because I don't think that goes against
the law to prophesy who's going to win football
matches. No, I think, from my understanding of
Ghanian law. But yeah, it's just kind of ridiculous
that this is a real thing. So on January 1st
of 2026, the Ghana police confirmed the arrest
of Evans Eshen, widely known as Eben Noah. He
is a self -staffed prophet whose controversial
prophecy of a global flood sparked national debate
and concern in recent months. He was taken into
custody on Wednesday, December 31st, 2025 by
the Inspector General of Police's Special Cyber
-Vetting Team, according to an official police
statement. The arrest follows weeks of intense
public attention around his prediction that a
catastrophic flood would begin on December 25th,
2025 and that salvation could only be found in
his specially constructed arcs. And then, on
January 5th, 2025, Chelsea, who do you think
in the relations of Ebonoah goes viral? The rapper.
No, his mom. Oh. She goes viral for a video where
she's begging for the release of her son. She
calls on numerous prominent Ghanians, including
but a bunch of people that are high up or celebrities
in Ghana, to have mercy on her son. I don't think
it's gonna be this though, because she is saying
he made it all up. So I don't see why he would
put that on there. And I'm just going to continue
to quote your quote. So he had his first court
appearance and he is now out on bail. I believe
the story is as of January 17th. I didn't write
the date on it, unfortunately. Fresh out on bail,
Ebonoa went live to share a brief but honest
account of his prison experience telling followers
that the period was far from easy. And keep in
mind he was in jail for just over two weeks.
He... revealed that he spent about three weeks
in custody, an experience he said tested him
in ways he never anticipated. According to him,
the loss of freedom, cramped conditions, and
strict daily routines took a heavy toll, forcing
him to adapt quickly to an unfamiliar and uncomfortable
environment. He noted that the experiences taught
him lessons that, in his words, quote, quote,
quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote,
quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, sitting in
extremely uncomfortable positions, a situation
inmates jokingly refer to as quote sitting like
a monkey, end quote. Nights, he said, were even
more challenging. Sleeping arrangements were
so tight that movement was nearly impossible.
He likened the experience to sleeping like a
fish, where personal space and comfort were virtually
non -existent. Despite the harsh conditions,
Eba Noah surprisingly admitted that there were
moments he oddly found fun, though he did not
elaborate much on what made those moments bearable.
The preacher assured his followers that this
was only a preview of his story and promised
to share a detailed account on his prison experience
on January 26th. His revelations have since sparked
conversations online with many followers expressing
sympathy, curiosity, and anticipation for his
full testimony. Although short, Chelsea, that's
where the story ends for now. He's back in court
in March. This is crazy. Unfortunately, I couldn't
find the more detailed notes on prison as of
yet, which will seem bad because this comes out
like late February, so I'll definitely have read
it by then. But I learned so many weird things
that I did not know were a thing. I recall watching
this. I know you and I kept sharing things back
and forth with it. Mostly the people flocking
to the ark through reddit is where we were seeing
these. Now I'm quite enjoying his YouTube. It's
just the shorts. Now I just want to read these
to you. So this is where I'm going to pick up.
Obviously there's the ark stuff that you were
showing me. This one shows a large python finding
its way to the ark. This is obviously before
December. 25th, people queuing to join Ebonowa's
Ark, and it just shows what looks like hundreds
and hundreds of people walking down like a hill
maybe. Then Ebonowa's Ark, everything's ready
to go. I really like the people queuing for Ebonowa's
Ark, it's like nowhere near water. Yep, yeah.
But I guess technically you don't see an ark
anywhere in it, and I also have to say, to be
fair, if it's gonna be a giant flood it doesn't
matter where you put the ark. That is true. It
doesn't need to be near water. Yeah. But there's
no arc anywhere in the video. Nope, there's not.
I don't know where they're going. Obviously they
add the directions. Next one, Ebonowa's arc.
Everything is ready. Next one, and I can't see
the dates on these. I can just imagine the progression
though. Next one is Ebonowa stepped out for his
arc launch. Next one is one of what I assume
is the rap concert. He's standing holding a microphone
in a red sky. Ebonowa this year's rapper haul
like was dot dot dot. It's not finishing. Was
massive. I was there. Ebon Noah, myself and Sarcoti.
The rapper from Rapperholics, yeah. I really
want to watch this. I want to know what it sounds
like. Ebon Noah has shot down rumors is the next
one. Then we got Ghana police arrest Ebon Noah.
So there's one of him in handcuffs. Oh, they
wouldn't let him wear the potato sack. Then there's
still no potato sack in that one. You're right.
and then next one is clearly ai this i wonder
if this wasn't well someone's obviously posting
for him evanoa's arc aftermath of the rain clearly
ai uh rainbows there's some animals that are
rainbow rainbow arc then mother of evanoa has
appealed to the I don't know who. And how are
they so well connected with so many celebrities
in Ghana? Next one, Ebonoas, which is clearly
an AI video with animals coming out of an ark.
Next one, Ebonoa at police cells. This one says
Ebonoa Duet. I don't know. He's in the potato
sack in handcuffs. What looks like maybe a police
station. This next one looks like he's dancing.
Ebonoa run out from jail. Court grants Ebonoa
GH. 100 ,000 bail. Next one is what I'm most
intrigued by, I think. Ebon Noah in his ark and
it's an old white man. That's AI. I'm just so
intrigued by this. Why? Why? Ebonoa was seen
bathing in the scene. Tragedy and Jacobu, one
dead, multiple. Anyhow, I just, I just really
like the old white man. I like Chelsea, you left
right before the one I want to learn more about,
but I've never seen in the news, is Ebonoa on
movie set. Anticipate. I didn't even read that
one. I need to start from the beginning tonight,
I think. Ebonoa on a new production. Anticipate.
And he's in the potato sack. It's a backless
potato set. There's two things we're looking
forward to with Ebonoa. First and foremost, probably
the charges against him. I'm very curious to
see how they go in March. Second, when God tells
him the flood's going to happen. because like
he only delayed it he didn't say it's not gonna
happen he just gave him more time to build the
arcs yeah if he was smart he would probably say
like 2099 but if he's really smart he probably
doesn't say anything until after charges are
gone that's true apparently i'm not that smart
but well great episode i love that that was a
nice wrap up of everything that i So vaguely
new already and it gives us something to look
forward to likely in a fringy mini in the near
future Yeah, I don't see this being more than
a minute Or as like a year -end wrap -up, where
are they now? Unless we do like a nice wrap -up
on whatever the production is, that might be
enough for an episode, who knows? Who knows?
Maybe we get asked to be in the production, I
don't know. Maybe we could interview Ebonoa.
I don't know, I don't think we got the clout
that he's looking for in an interview, but you
never know. I think we're huge in Ghana. And
with that... I have been Taylor, here with Chelsea.
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