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Making waves: the Ebo Noah story · Journey to the Fringe

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from the unexplained to the mundane. Come join
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us on a Journey to the Fringe. All three of those
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things, Chelsea. And it actually got me a little
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worried when your name took you a few minutes
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and it said it was searching a little while longer
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than everything else, but it came back clean.
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I'm glad that we're putting that right out there
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to begin this episode with. How many podcasts
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are going to go out there and make that claim
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early on? It's true. I think you just got to
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make sure that you're up front with everybody.
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Yep. This is surprisingly not Epstein related
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in any way. Chelsea, you remember how we did
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that one episode on the drunkards of Ghana and
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it somehow shot up our like Ghana listenership?
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Yes. Forever. Forever and always. They're still
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listening to us. Well, they better be, because
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this is a Ghana -oriented episode. Fuck, they're
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gonna love us! Hi! I really hope I don't butcher
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your guys' culture and, like, background of everything
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going on with this story. But we're gonna cover
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a guy by the name of Evans Eshen, who is in the
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news recently. There's going to be an update
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likely later in the year on him as well, because
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this is a very new story. And Chelsea, are you
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ready to learn about the man who more formally
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goes by Ebo Noah? The story of Evans Eschen,
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as far as I can tell, basically goes back to
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August of 2025. He existed for about 30 years
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before August of 2025, but all of that is completely
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irrelevant and we do not need to worry about
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that at all. As far as I can tell, he went to
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university and he was a security guard at a school.
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That's it. Okay. But he was also a TikTok influencer,
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and in August of 2025, he decided to take on
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the persona of Ebonoa, or even sometimes called
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Ebo Jesus. Okay. I should say he's in Ghana,
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as I said, kind of starting the story off, making
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sure that we're all on the same page with that.
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I'm so glad you didn't say some other country.
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Very weird Malaysian man. No. Chelsea, I need
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you to go on YouTube and I need you to search
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Ebonoa News and you're gonna find his YouTube
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channel. I don't want you to read any of the
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names of the YouTube videos because they kind
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of give away how the story's going. Okay. Oh,
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Ebonoa and his arc and this is clearly AI. Yeah.
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Yeah, you're there. I would like you to tell
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me his profile picture. What's he look like?
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The most striking thing is the potato sack that
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he's wearing. Yes. And that becomes his persona,
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Ebonoa. I don't think he has taken this off since
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August of 2025. It does look breezy. In August
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of 2025, he claims that he got in contact with
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God and God said, guess what, Mr. Noah, we're
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going to have a flood. It's going to be on Christmas
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Day of this year. You're going to have to build
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eight to 10 arcs and anybody that decides to
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follow you, you're going to have to let onto
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these arcs. Okay. So in August he starts advertising
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and I shouldn't say I don't know when he actually
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had this communion with God, but in August it
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starts to get out there that this guy is here
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and our articles start to come out. He built,
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apparently, this came out of yen .com .gh, one
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of Ghana's news sources, this article. He built
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about eight to ten large wooden arks with the
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help of local fishermen and invited his followers
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to donate, fast, and even sell treasures to join.
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Thousands of people, including from neighboring
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countries such as Liberia, flocked to the ark's
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locations in regions such as Elmina and Kumasi.
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And apparently these people just abandoned their
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houses and traveled to the site with luggage
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believing that they needed to be saved from this
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coming flood. Chelsea, I'm just going to share
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my screen so we can look at some of these videos.
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Yeah, I'm just wanting to click on them so bad.
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I'm pretty sure from the videos at most, I can
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only confirm two arcs were ever built. So there's
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this one's being built. Really small. And you
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can see beside it, there's one. It's large for
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boat standards, but small for an arc. Yeah, you're
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not fitting two of four different animals on
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there. I wonder if he addresses that. the animals
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okay this is catchy music so there's that and
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then there's this one of him on the outside of
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a boat so they're they're building a boat i should
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say he's not speaking english he's speaking one
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of the other native dialects in gana but he does
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speak english quite a bit as well okay and here
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he is of course playing his uh potato sack man
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apparently one ark is ready to contain 600 million
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people no no i just saw the ark that is not true
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i think maybe 20 But apparently that's that whole
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thing. He had eight to ten. They were ready Oh,
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and here's the one where you can kind of see
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there's probably two arcs because you can see
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two arcs in this video Okay, but he says there's
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eight to ten. Where's he getting the money for
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this? Well as people are donating they bring
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their stuff. They're donating to oh, no, sorry
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You can see three in this one for sure. So there's
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probably three. This is so weird. This is happening
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I want to watch the AI ones if we can oh, yeah,
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the AI ones are awful like he's He's not in them
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at all. No it didn't look like it. So this is
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happening and like people keep coming and he's
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got thousands of people around where he's been
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building these things and as the day starts creeping
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closer on December 24th Ebonoah announced on
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the evening that he talked to God and he's been
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fasting and God allowed the postponement of the
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apocalypse. He said God we need additional time
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to build more arcs because we got so many people
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coming here and God finally said yet you know
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what Ebonoah you are right you got too many people
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we just can't do it this way. That checks out,
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I would think. so probably and obviously the
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flood on december 25th christmas didn't end up
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happening he releases the video also on the 25th
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claiming that his prayers and fasting and persuaded
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god to postpone the destruction rather than admitting
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the prophecy had failed and then you know what
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i love this because we don't see that a whole
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lot in the community people admitting that their
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prophecy didn't come true but well no he talked
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to god and let it stall like they postponed it
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they agreed to it but chelsea there's so many
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twists that you're not going to be expecting
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here. Really? Yeah, it has to do a lot with the
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quirks of Ghana. I'm just going to read this
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article. This comes out on the 26th. In a surprising
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move, the self -styled prophet Ebonoa joined
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Ghanaian rapper Michael Owusu Addo, known as
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Sarcoti, on stage during the Rapperholic 2025
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concert and started to rap, receiving cheers
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from thousands of concertgoers. Wow. Ghanaians
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who took to the comment section of the video
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have shared varied opinions on Ebonoa's decision
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to appear at the rapper -holic concert. Ferati
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stated, quote, Dio added, quote, BrightBruce2
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added, quote, as showcased on the screen with
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water effects. It added an unexpected and amusing
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element to the performance." That is awesome.
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Do we have a video of this? I think it's somewhere
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on there, or sorry, somewhere else because I
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couldn't find it on his page. Okay, that's disappointing.
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That sounds really good. Monstar wrote, quote,
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wait, ooh, so is Sarkozy aware of this? Like,
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did Sarkozy intentionally invite Ebonoa? And
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here, this guy is too much. Anyways, congrats
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to King Sark for hosting a successful event,
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Ebonoa, end quote. Anyhow, he also used that
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time to, like, make announcements as well, which
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just piss people off. They don't set a later
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date for the flood. And the announcement that
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he was on stage outrages a bunch of people that
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he was involved with. A man reportedly set fire
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to one of the arcs because he felt deceived after
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his family left home for safety. Other followers
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were seen crying and were very disappointed.
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Meanwhile, some netizens criticized Eponoa as
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a fraudster who took advantage of donations.
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It is evident from the purchase of a luxury Mercedes
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Benz worth around $89 ,000 after the postponement
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of the apocalypse. clued out for a second because
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I forgot people are mad because his Prediction
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is an apocalypse didn't happen. Yeah. Yeah, that
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is pretty There's a ship on file. That's the
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arc Yeah, that's one of the arcs. I love that
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for them. Good job. So his followers got pissed
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and photos of the Mercedes are circulating online.
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Many were stunned to see how so many followers
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trusted him and gave away their money. And additionally,
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several people who believed his claims and went
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to the site are now stranded, unsure of what
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to do next. Now, I don't know exactly what's
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happened to the followers since this, but Ghana
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has a weird law and it basically is that both
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who are making profits that have negative impacts
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can be arrested. That is an insane law to have.
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I am curious as to how many people they had doing
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that before they made this law. I'm gonna go
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over a few of them, but it's not none. And in
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fact, apparently every time around Christmas,
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the Ghana police have to put up this statement.
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What? And I'm gonna read it to you. The Ghana
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Police Service has reminded all, especially faith
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-based organizations, that the law on the communication
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of prophecies is still in force. The law prohibits
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the public communication of doomsday prophecies,
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particularly of deaths and harm and similar ones
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with the potential to lead to the breakdown of
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law and order. Police reminder on prophecy communication.
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1. As the year comes to an end, the Ghana Police
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Service respectfully wishes to remind the general
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public, especially the religious community, of
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the law on publication of false news and urges
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it continuous compliance. Two, we are grateful
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to faith -based groups and individuals for their
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compliance with the law so far, particularly
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in communicating prophecies. While this has protected
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the rights and freedoms of those who are normally
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affected by these prophecies, it has also fostered
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a society free of needless panic, fear, and alarm.
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3. We urge the general public, especially faith
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-based groups and individuals, to continue to
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be patriotic and abide by the law, to ensure
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that the prevailing state of law, order and security
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in our beloved country is maintained. 4. The
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police would like to remind the public that while
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we have the right to practice our faith and freedom
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of speech as guaranteed by our constitution and
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democratic values, we want to reiterate that
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the enjoyment of these rights are subject to
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the respect for the rights and freedoms of others
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and for the public interest. 5. As we have come
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to consider December 27th as Prophecy Communication
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Compliance Day. The Ghana Police Service is once
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again urging religious communities to practice
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their faith within the legal framework. 6. In
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the spirit of the season, we wish everyone a
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Merry Christmas and a festive New Year. I have
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so many questions. And so they posted this the
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day that the prophecy was to come true, you say?
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They always post it December 27th of the year
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since December of 2021 when this law was incepted.
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So it was two days after and the day after Rapper
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Hall like 2025. Okay, so that probably the day
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of the arc fire. This makes me curious for where
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this story is going, because it sounds like he's
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probably breaking some laws. in Ghana. Yeah!
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There's also this description of this that's
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put out by the Presidential Envoy for Interfaith
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and Ecumenical Religions in the Office of the
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President. The guy who holds this office is Elvis
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Afriye Ankara, and he has dismissed claims that
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the recent directive for prophets and other clergy
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to channel prophecies of national interest to
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his office will encourage fake prophecies. He
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said on the contrary, the measure would help
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manage the system by categorizing fake prophecies
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from genuine ones and prevent fear and panic
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in the country. This follows a directive issued
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on August 10th of 2025 to all ecumenical heads
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urging church leaders to ensure that any prophecies
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concerning high -profile political leaders, governance,
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national security, or public stability was formally
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relayed to the Office of the Presidential Envoy
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for urgent review. Mr. Arfiye Ankara said the
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move was to promote responsibility, discernment,
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and stewardship over the nation's destiny. He
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noted that while harmless prophecies could be
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freely shared, cautionary ones should be handled
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carefully to avoid unnecessary public apprehension.
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He added that his office had already engaged
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several prophets privately to encourage cooperation
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and expressed confidence that genuine men and
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women of God would comply with the process. And
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this all seems to go back to 2021, as I said.
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There was a guy by the name of Prophet Jesus
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Ahuafé. In October of 2021, he went viral with
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a claim that on October 18th of 2021, a musician
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by the name of Shate Wale was going to be shot
13:05
dead. That's not good. No. And apparently the
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musician actually like didn't stage the fake
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gunfight where he died on that day, which like
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threw everyone into a panic. But he was still
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alive. And in December of 2021, they said enough
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is enough because it's happens so often. We're
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putting this law in place because it just creates
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panic and like imagine like they're talking about
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members of parliament are going to die this week.
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It seems like this is just a common thing and
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in fact like I have a few people that were investigated
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under this law that I was looking at and I was
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googling them and they have their 2026 prophecies
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up for each of these prophets. There's one guy,
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I just need to find him really quick, his name
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is Emanuel Badu Kobe. He really likes to just
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put out, I shouldn't say ridiculous prophecies,
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but like, he just really likes to prophesize
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who's gonna win soccer matches, football matches,
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and he gets it wrong like more than half the
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time. And he says it's prophesied, and they get
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it, they lose. I like that style of prophecy,
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though. But I think he's really shoe -torn himself
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in there, because I don't think that goes against
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the law to prophesy who's going to win football
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matches. No, I think, from my understanding of
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Ghanian law. But yeah, it's just kind of ridiculous
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that this is a real thing. So on January 1st
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of 2026, the Ghana police confirmed the arrest
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of Evans Eshen, widely known as Eben Noah. He
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is a self -staffed prophet whose controversial
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prophecy of a global flood sparked national debate
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and concern in recent months. He was taken into
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custody on Wednesday, December 31st, 2025 by
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the Inspector General of Police's Special Cyber
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-Vetting Team, according to an official police
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statement. The arrest follows weeks of intense
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public attention around his prediction that a
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catastrophic flood would begin on December 25th,
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2025 and that salvation could only be found in
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his specially constructed arcs. And then, on
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January 5th, 2025, Chelsea, who do you think
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in the relations of Ebonoah goes viral? The rapper.
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No, his mom. Oh. She goes viral for a video where
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she's begging for the release of her son. She
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calls on numerous prominent Ghanians, including
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but a bunch of people that are high up or celebrities
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in Ghana, to have mercy on her son. I don't think
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it's gonna be this though, because she is saying
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he made it all up. So I don't see why he would
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put that on there. And I'm just going to continue
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to quote your quote. So he had his first court
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appearance and he is now out on bail. I believe
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the story is as of January 17th. I didn't write
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the date on it, unfortunately. Fresh out on bail,
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Ebonoa went live to share a brief but honest
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account of his prison experience telling followers
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that the period was far from easy. And keep in
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mind he was in jail for just over two weeks.
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He... revealed that he spent about three weeks
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in custody, an experience he said tested him
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in ways he never anticipated. According to him,
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the loss of freedom, cramped conditions, and
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strict daily routines took a heavy toll, forcing
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him to adapt quickly to an unfamiliar and uncomfortable
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environment. He noted that the experiences taught
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him lessons that, in his words, quote, quote,
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quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote,
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quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote,
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quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote,
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quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote,
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quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote,
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quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote,
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quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote,
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quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote,
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quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, quote,
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quote, quote, quote, quote, quote, sitting in
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extremely uncomfortable positions, a situation
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inmates jokingly refer to as quote sitting like
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a monkey, end quote. Nights, he said, were even
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more challenging. Sleeping arrangements were
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so tight that movement was nearly impossible.
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He likened the experience to sleeping like a
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fish, where personal space and comfort were virtually
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non -existent. Despite the harsh conditions,
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Eba Noah surprisingly admitted that there were
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moments he oddly found fun, though he did not
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elaborate much on what made those moments bearable.
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The preacher assured his followers that this
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was only a preview of his story and promised
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to share a detailed account on his prison experience
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on January 26th. His revelations have since sparked
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conversations online with many followers expressing
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sympathy, curiosity, and anticipation for his
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full testimony. Although short, Chelsea, that's
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where the story ends for now. He's back in court
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in March. This is crazy. Unfortunately, I couldn't
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find the more detailed notes on prison as of
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yet, which will seem bad because this comes out
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like late February, so I'll definitely have read
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it by then. But I learned so many weird things
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that I did not know were a thing. I recall watching
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this. I know you and I kept sharing things back
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and forth with it. Mostly the people flocking
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to the ark through reddit is where we were seeing
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these. Now I'm quite enjoying his YouTube. It's
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just the shorts. Now I just want to read these
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to you. So this is where I'm going to pick up.
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Obviously there's the ark stuff that you were
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showing me. This one shows a large python finding
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its way to the ark. This is obviously before
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December. 25th, people queuing to join Ebonowa's
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Ark, and it just shows what looks like hundreds
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and hundreds of people walking down like a hill
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maybe. Then Ebonowa's Ark, everything's ready
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to go. I really like the people queuing for Ebonowa's
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Ark, it's like nowhere near water. Yep, yeah.
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But I guess technically you don't see an ark
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anywhere in it, and I also have to say, to be
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fair, if it's gonna be a giant flood it doesn't
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matter where you put the ark. That is true. It
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doesn't need to be near water. Yeah. But there's
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no arc anywhere in the video. Nope, there's not.
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I don't know where they're going. Obviously they
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add the directions. Next one, Ebonowa's arc.
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Everything is ready. Next one, and I can't see
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the dates on these. I can just imagine the progression
19:16
though. Next one is Ebonowa stepped out for his
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arc launch. Next one is one of what I assume
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is the rap concert. He's standing holding a microphone
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in a red sky. Ebonowa this year's rapper haul
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like was dot dot dot. It's not finishing. Was
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massive. I was there. Ebon Noah, myself and Sarcoti.
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The rapper from Rapperholics, yeah. I really
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want to watch this. I want to know what it sounds
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like. Ebon Noah has shot down rumors is the next
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one. Then we got Ghana police arrest Ebon Noah.
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So there's one of him in handcuffs. Oh, they
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wouldn't let him wear the potato sack. Then there's
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still no potato sack in that one. You're right.
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and then next one is clearly ai this i wonder
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if this wasn't well someone's obviously posting
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for him evanoa's arc aftermath of the rain clearly
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ai uh rainbows there's some animals that are
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rainbow rainbow arc then mother of evanoa has
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appealed to the I don't know who. And how are
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they so well connected with so many celebrities
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in Ghana? Next one, Ebonoas, which is clearly
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an AI video with animals coming out of an ark.
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Next one, Ebonoa at police cells. This one says
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Ebonoa Duet. I don't know. He's in the potato
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sack in handcuffs. What looks like maybe a police
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station. This next one looks like he's dancing.
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Ebonoa run out from jail. Court grants Ebonoa
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GH. 100 ,000 bail. Next one is what I'm most
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intrigued by, I think. Ebon Noah in his ark and
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it's an old white man. That's AI. I'm just so
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intrigued by this. Why? Why? Ebonoa was seen
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bathing in the scene. Tragedy and Jacobu, one
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dead, multiple. Anyhow, I just, I just really
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like the old white man. I like Chelsea, you left
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right before the one I want to learn more about,
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but I've never seen in the news, is Ebonoa on
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movie set. Anticipate. I didn't even read that
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one. I need to start from the beginning tonight,
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I think. Ebonoa on a new production. Anticipate.
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And he's in the potato sack. It's a backless
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potato set. There's two things we're looking
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forward to with Ebonoa. First and foremost, probably
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the charges against him. I'm very curious to
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see how they go in March. Second, when God tells
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him the flood's going to happen. because like
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he only delayed it he didn't say it's not gonna
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happen he just gave him more time to build the
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arcs yeah if he was smart he would probably say
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like 2099 but if he's really smart he probably
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doesn't say anything until after charges are
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gone that's true apparently i'm not that smart
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but well great episode i love that that was a
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nice wrap up of everything that i So vaguely
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new already and it gives us something to look
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forward to likely in a fringy mini in the near
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future Yeah, I don't see this being more than
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a minute Or as like a year -end wrap -up, where
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are they now? Unless we do like a nice wrap -up
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on whatever the production is, that might be
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enough for an episode, who knows? Who knows?
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Maybe we get asked to be in the production, I
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don't know. Maybe we could interview Ebonoa.
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I don't know, I don't think we got the clout
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that he's looking for in an interview, but you
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never know. I think we're huge in Ghana. And
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with that... I have been Taylor, here with Chelsea.
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