Nigeria, Dec. 26 -- Ghanaian preacher known online as Ebo Jesus, who prophesied that a three-year rainfall would begin on Christmas Day and flood the earth, has explained why the predicted disaster did not occur.

In August, PREMIUM TIMES reported that the self-styled Ghanaian 'Noah' had earlier stated he received a divine revelation that the world would end with a three-year non-stop rain from 25 December.

The preacher said he was instructed to construct an ark in preparation for a catastrophic flood.

This newspaper reported that on 24 December, he disclosed the ark was already about 80 per cent complete, insisting it would serve as the only place of refuge when the disaster struck.

He also stated that the sole requirement for gaining...