Nana Agradaa: Diamond Appiah Opens Up on Jailed Preacher’s Health and Alleged Prison Life

• Ghanaian businesswoman Diamond Appiah has provided an update about Nana Agradaaa's alleged current state at Nsawam Prison
• She also addressed widespread social media speculation about the controversial televangelist's alleged poor health behind bars
• Nana Agradaa is currently serving a fifteen-year sentence at the Nsawam Prison after being convicted of fraud by an Accra Circuit Court

Ghanaian actress, singer, and businesswoman Diamond Appiah has provided an update on Nana Agradaa’s health and general well-being in prison.

Controversial televangelist, Patricia Asiedua Asiamah, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, was jailed for fifteen years for fraud by an Accra Circuit Court on Thursday, July 3, 2025.

The sentence stemmed from a 2022 advertisement by Nana Agradaa, in which she promised to double any money received at her church, the Heaven Way Champions International Ministry.

Agradaa allegedly received the money that hopeful congregants brought to her and then failed to double it as promised.

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A viral video of attendees at the church surfaced online after the service, triggering uproar and eventually leading to a police investigation.

Agradaa was handed a fifteen-year sentence after a three-year trial and incarcerated in the Nsawam Prison, located in the Eastern Region of Ghana.

Diamond Appiah shares Agradaa prison update

Popular businesswoman and social media personality, Diamond Appiah, has addressed social media rumours about Nana Agradaa’s health and other questions about her prison time.

Since being jailed, several social creators have claimed in videos that Nana Agradaa is facing numerous health challenges.

In a social media post seen by YEN.com.gh, Diamond Appiah said all the claims about the preacher's health were false.

She also confirmed reports that Nana Agradaa’s ministry has continued despite being in jail.

"All those saying Agradaa is sick and her feet are swollen are blatant lies; she's doing fine at Nsawam. Info also says Agradaa has become very calm, mostly on her own and sometimes leads morning worship at the female prison," she claimed.

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Ghana Prisons Service responds to rumours about Agradaa's alleged health woes in prison

Diamond Appiah’s Instagram post is below.

Prison service debunks Nana Agradaa’s health rumours

Before Diamond Appiah’s claims about Agradaa, the Ghana Prison Service released a statement denying the rumours surrounding her alleged ill health.

In a statement released on August 30 and signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Deputy Director of Prisons Janet Asabea, the Prison Service said the rumours were false and contrived by social media users seeking relevance.

The statement added that the Prison Service remained committed to the safe confinement and rehabilitation of all its inmates.

Below is the Facebook post by the Ghana Prisons Service addressing Agradaa's alleged health woes.

Nana Agradaa denied bail

Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that the Amasaman High Court denied Nana Agradaa bail pending appeal of her fifteen-year jail term.

Nana Agradaa's legal team filed an application for bail before the High Court for the jailed preacher to be granted her freedom while she appeals her conviction for fraud.

In a ruling, the trial judge stated that Nana Agradaa had not established that her conviction was prima facie wrong.

Proofreading by Samuel Gitonga, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh