Jailed Ghana jurno gets pardon:

Ghana’s President John Mahama has pardoned a radio presenter and two panelists jailed after threatening to kill judges who had ordered the removal of names from the voters’ register ahead of December elections.

Communication Minister Edward Boamah said in a statement released Monday that the presidential pardons were granted for compassionate reasons.

“The decision of his excellency the president to remit their sentences on compassionate grounds follows a petition submitted to him by the commentators appealing to the president to exercise his prerogative of mercy,” Boamah said. (AFP)