The Knights of St. John International (KSJI) and Ladies Auxiliary (LAUX), Lagos Grand, will between October 10 and 12, 2025 roll out the drums to celebrate 30 years of its existence.
By Emma Ogbuehi
The Knights of St. John International (KSJI) and Ladies Auxiliary (LAUX), Lagos Grand, will between October 10 and 12, 2025 roll out the drums to celebrate 30 years of its existence.
According to a release signed by Noble Fred Chukwuelobe Chairman, Media Sub-Committee, Lagos Grand at 30, the event seen as a milestone, will take place at the Church of Ascension, Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road, Ikeja, under the chairmanship of Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, Chairman, United Nigeria Airlines.
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwoolu is the special guest of honour and the Oba of Lagos, His Royal Majesty, Oba Rilwan Babatunde Akiolu, the Royal Father of the day.
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The Keynote Address is to be delivered by Chief Sir John Nnia Nwodo, former information minister and ex-President General of Ohanaeze.
The two-day event themed: “Celebrating 30 Years of Service to God and Country,” is expected to be graced by the crème of the Ancient and Noble Order, among them business moguls and leaders of the Order from across the country.
Chairman of the Planning Committee is Major Greg Ugwueze with Sister Marian Aniekwena as the co-chairman.
In his remarks heralding the planned celebration, the Grand President, Lagos, Brig-Gen Joachim Chuks Amongbo said the occasion will feature awards to deserving Knights and Ladies who have used their Time, Talent, and Treasure to foster the ideals of the Order and who have dedicated their lives in the service of God and Country. He promises that the event will be full of pomp and circumstance with a Colloquium, traditional dance troupes and speeches that will set the tone for the Order when it marks its Golden Jubilee in two decades.
Also speaking, the Grand Respected President, Ladies Auxiliary, Noble Sister Justina Chinyere Nwakwo, said the Knights and Ladies in the world, and those in Lagos will line out in their numbers to showcase their journey this 30 years and soldiers of Christ who no longer fight with guns, but with the Word of God as contained in the Holy Bible.
Knights of St. John International (KSJI) in Nigeria is a family apostolate and a fraternal organisation in the Roman Catholic Church; incorporated in New York, United States of America on May 6, 1886 and was inaugurated in Nigeria in 1976. KSJI exists in all the Catholic Dioceses in Nigeria under the supervision of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), mainly to propagate and defend the Christian faith as presented by the Catholic Church. They do this by exemplifying the compassion of God through charitable works of mercy.
