Alhaja Queen Isimot Abake Abiola, popularly often known as Omo-Opeki, has added one other feather to her cap as she was honoured on the sixth Oodua Special Recognition Awards (OSRA) held on Saturday, October 18, 2025, on the Ojaja Arena Resort, Ile-Ife, Osun State. The prestigious occasion, which celebrates distinguished personalities of Yoruba heritage for his or her affect and repair, noticed the Ooni of Ife himself presenting the awards to deserving honorees.
Queen Isimot, who’s the CEO of SUWAT Music & Film Nig. Ltd. and President of the Elite Women Musicians Lagos Club, was acknowledged for her exceptional contribution to music promotion, cultural preservation, and girls’s empowerment within the Nigerian leisure trade.
Although she is presently overseas, Alhaja Queen Isimot Abake Abiola expressed deep appreciation for the popularity and devoted the award to members of her affiliation and her membership. Representing her on the ceremony have been govt members of the Fuji Musicians Association of Nigeria (FUMAN), Lagos State Chapter: Mayor Omotunde Damendra, Executive Governor of FUMAN Lagos State Chapter; Amb. Lateef Idowu Alagbada, Lagos FUMAN Secretary; Laredo Dudu Ebony, FUMAN Chairman, Ikorodu West; Kamoru Akanbi Gboge, Lagos FUMAN Public Relations Officer; and Sulaimon Ebunlorin, Manager, SUWAT Music & Films Nigeria Limited.
The delegation obtained the plaque and certificates of honour on her behalf, extending her gratitude to the organisers and to His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife.
The Oodua Special Recognition Awards, now in its sixth version, continues to highlight people who uphold Yoruba tradition, excellence, and neighborhood management via their work. For Queen Isimot, this recognition follows a string of honours in 2025, together with the Award of Excellence and the title of “Paramount Queen of Music” offered to her earlier within the yr throughout the Music Advertisement Association of Nigeria (MAAN) thirty fifth Anniversary in Lagos.
Under her visionary management, the Elite Women Musician Association of Nigeria has emerged as a robust platform uniting feminine musicians from numerous genres — Fuji, Juju, Gospel, and Hip-hop — fostering mutual assist {and professional} progress. Her drive to empower girls within the arts has positioned her as a number one voice for equality and collaboration within the Nigerian music panorama.
Receiving this newest recognition on the cradle of Yoruba tradition, Ile-Ife, serves as each a cultural and symbolic affirmation of her dedication to heritage and progress.
With a number of trade honours to her identify and an unrelenting ardour for elevating girls in music, Alhaja Queen Isimot Abake Abiola (Omo-Opeki) continues to solidify her legacy as considered one of Nigeria’s most revered music and cultural advocates — a real ambassador of Yoruba excellence and female management.
