{"id":48944,"date":"2026-10-19T11:17:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/?p=48944"},"modified":"2026-10-19T11:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:17:53","slug":"terekeka-commissioner-bans-nighttime-traditional-dances-over-teenage-pregnancies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/19\/terekeka-commissioner-bans-nighttime-traditional-dances-over-teenage-pregnancies\/","title":{"rendered":"Terekeka Commissioner bans nighttime traditional dances over teenage pregnancies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>By Ijoo Bosco\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Terekeka County caretaker commissioner Abraham Kenyi John has banned nighttime traditional dances, citing concerns over teenage pregnancies, declining school attendance, and rising cases of shop break-ins.<\/p>\n<p>Kenyi said the restriction applies exclusively to nighttime dances, while daytime cultural activities, including traditional wrestling, will continue to be allowed.<\/p>\n<p>According to the commissioner, 52 cases of teenage pregnancies involving underage girls have been recorded in connection with the dances, which reportedly take place between 5 p.m. and 2 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>He said the prolonged nighttime gatherings had raised concerns among local authorities about their potential impact on young people&#8217;s education and safety.<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner said the ban would remain in force as authorities assess its impact, without specifying when the restriction might be reviewed.<\/p>\n<p>Kenyi also urged young people to prioritise education and avoid activities that could interfere with their schooling.<\/p>\n<p>The decision seeks to address concerns about teenage pregnancies and school attendance while maintaining daytime cultural practices, including traditional wrestling, which remain an important part of community life.<\/p>\n<p>Further details on how the ban will be enforced and whether consultations will be held with community leaders and cultural groups were not immediately available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ijoo Bosco\u00a0 Terekeka County caretaker commissioner Abraham Kenyi John has banned nighttime traditional dances, citing concerns over teenage pregnancies, declining school attendance, and rising cases of shop break-ins. Kenyi said the restriction applies exclusively to nighttime dances, while daytime cultural activities, including traditional wrestling, will continue to be allowed.<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/19\/terekeka-commissioner-bans-nighttime-traditional-dances-over-teenage-pregnancies\/\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":48945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,79,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","category-news","category-politics"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Terekeka-Commissioner-bans-nighttime-traditional-dances-over-teenage-pregnancies.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48944"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48946,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48944\/revisions\/48946"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onecitizendaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}