Niko Omilana
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Niko Omilana | ||||||||||
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| Born | Nikolas Omilana 4 March 1998 | |||||||||
| Education | Stafford College | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2011–present | |||||||||
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| Subscribers | 7.28 million[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 604.71 million[1] | |||||||||
| Associated acts | Yung Filly Beta Squad Sidemen Johnny Carrey JiDion Darkest Man Aitch AMP Miles Away | |||||||||
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| Updated 25 December 2023 | ||||||||||
Nikolas "Niko" Omilana, formerly known as omilana7, is a British YouTuber, politician, and comedian, who is known for his comedy videos, pranks, challenges, and for his candidacy in the 2021 London mayoral election. As of December 2023, Niko Omilana has approximately 7,280,000 subscribers and over 604 million video views.[2][3] He is a member of the group Beta Squad. He is a YouTuber who has gained popularity for his parody videos, original comedic sketches, pranks, and various vlog entries. He is also the founder of the NDL Movement (Niko Defence League) along with being the owner of the NDL[4] Youtube channel. One of Niko's most popular videos is a video in which he requested an interview with the Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, Thomas Robb, by pretending to be a reporter from the BBC.[5][better source needed]
Career[edit]
YouTube[edit]
Niko started his YouTube channel on June 21, 2011, at the age of 13. He regularly created skits and FIFA gameplay content, sometimes with fellow YouTuber Johnny Carey.
The most popular videos on his channel are "Fake Employee Prank" videos. He has pretended to be an employee at multiple chains, including McDonald's, Subway, Apple Store, Asda, Tesco, Ikea and Starbucks. He ended up getting banned from every Ikea and Asda Store in the United Kingdom and Ireland. He collaborates with YouTubers such as Chunkz, Sharky, KingKennyTv, and AJ Shabeel. He has also collaborated with The Zac and Jay Show, among others.
Mayoral candidacy[edit]
On April 2nd, 2021, Niko announced his candidacy for the 2021 London mayoral election. Three weeks after his candidacy was announced, Omilana achieved 5% of votership support, placing him as the highest polled independent candidate in these elections.[6] Omilana often commented on how the political system in the UK was "broken for young people", and that he would aim to get more young people voting in the upcoming mayoral election.[7][8][9]
Niko's manifesto included vows to employ more policemen, raise the minimum wage, turn various McDonald's restaurants into social housing, freeze the River Thames, to symbolically cut off all electricity for 1 day, provide free transport for minors, university students, and elders over 69 years, add another eye to the London Eye and rename it to the London Eyes, and return the price of Freddo chocolate bars back to 5 pence.[10] The most emphasized point of his manifesto included telling Boris Johnson, the then-Prime Minister, to "shush".[11]
As an independent candidate, Omilana gained 2% of the vote.[12] This placed him as the most voted independent candidate in the election campaign, attaining just under half the votes that the Liberal Democrats runner, Luisa Porritt, gained. In the process, Omilana beat the Reclaim Party candidate, Laurence Fox.[13] This resulted in Niko Omilana placing fifth out of the twenty candidates running, surpassing full-time politicians in the process, which was considered an impressive feat..[14]
Interviewing Ku Klux Klan Leader Thomas Robb[edit]
On the 13th of May 2022,[15] Omilana posted a video in which he interviewed the leader of the Ku Klux Klan, Thomas Robb.[16] In the video, Omilana managed to trick Robb into saying "BLM", a term used to promote the Black Lives Matter Movement, and other phrases.[17] Within the interview, Omilana asks if the church[18] Robb was a member of discriminated against admitting specific members, to which Robb later admits that Omilana himself, a mixed Black-British man, wouldn't be welcome in the church.[19] Omilana also pointed out during the video that although Harrison, Arkansas is labelled as one of the most racist towns in America,[20][21][22] most people are not racist, and only a small group of extreme racists give the town its label.
The Biggest Menace[edit]
The Biggest Menace is a TV show hosted on YouTube.[23] In the show, a series of pranks are performed on global stages to see which participant pulls out of the competition first. In one prank, Omilana confronts Shannon Briggs, causing Briggs to push Omilana against a wall.[24] In another one of the episodes, Omilana pranks the PGA Tour's Rory McIlroy by using a remote-controlled golf ball to attempt to disrupt gameplay.[25] McIlroy, after realizing what Omilana was attempting, ends up picking up the remote-controlled ball and throwing it into the water.
Partnership with Wagamama[edit]
In 2022, Niko announced a partnership between him and restaurant chain Wagamama. The partnership, titled the 'noodle union club',[26] was put in place to encourage university students to go to the restaurant.[27][28] As part of the campaign, Omilana visited the chain's restaurant in Camden Town on March 28.[29] The campaign was then later expanded to include apprentices in addition to the university students already employed there.[30][31]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Network(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2023 | Among Us in Real Life | Self | YouTube | Participant |
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| 2022 | Sidemen Charity Match 2022 (Sidemen FC VS YouTube Allstars) | Niko | YouTube | Player | [32] |
| 2023 | Soccer Aid 2023 (England XI VS Soccer Aid World XI) | ITV | [33] | ||
| 2023 | Sidemen Charity Match 2023 (Sidemen FC VS YouTube Allstars) | YouTube |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2023 - Present | The Biggest Menace | Self | YouTube | Presenter & Participant |
Discography[edit]
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "NDL Overture"[34][35] | 2021 | Single |
| "The Biggest Menace - Official Theme"[36] | 2023 | The BIGGEST MENACE (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)[37] |
| "Intro - Welcome to the Biggest Menace"[38] | 2023 | |
| "NDL Quartet"[39] | 2023 | |
| "Farwell to the Biggest Menace"[40] | 2023 | |
| "The Scheme"[41] | 2023 | |
| "NDL Fairytale"[42] | 2023 | |
| "Menace and Uncertainty"[43] | 2023 | |
| "Plotting the Next Move"[44] | 2023 | |
| "NDL Overture II"[45] | 2023 | Single |
Electoral history[edit]
Template:Election box supplementary vote hold| Mayor of London election 6 May 2021 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes
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| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour | Sadiq Khan | 1,013,721 | 40.0% | 192,313 | 1,206,034 | 55.2% |
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| Conservative | Shaun Bailey | 893,051 | 35.3% | 84,550 | 977,601 | 44.8% |
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| Green | Siân Berry | 197,976 | 7.8% |
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| Liberal Democrat | Luisa Porritt | 111,716 | 4.4% |
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| Independent | Niko Omilana | 49,628 | 2.0% |
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| style="background-color: Template:Reclaim Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Reclaim Party|Template:Reclaim Party/meta/shortname]] | Laurence Fox | 47,634 | 1.9% |
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| London Real | Brian Rose | 31,111 | 1.2% |
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| [[Rejoin EU|Template:Rejoin EU/meta/shortname]] | Richard Hewison | 28,012 | 1.1% |
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| Count Binface | Count Binface | 24,775 | 1.0% |
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| Women's Equality | Mandu Reid | 21,182 | 0.8% |
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| Let London Live | Piers Corbyn | 20,604 | 0.8% |
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| Animal Welfare | Vanessa Hudson | 16,826 | 0.7% |
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| UKIP | Peter Gammons | 14,393 | 0.6% |
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| Independent | Farah London | 11,869 | 0.5% |
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| Heritage | David Kurten | 11,025 | 0.4% |
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| Independent | Nims Obunge | 9,682 | 0.4% |
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| SDP | Steve Kelleher | 8,764 | 0.3% |
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| style="background-color: Template:Renew Party/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Renew Party|Template:Renew Party/meta/shortname]] | Kam Balayev | 7,774 | 0.3% |
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| Independent | Max Fosh | 6,309 | 0.2% |
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| style="background-color: Template:Burning Pink/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Burning Pink|Template:Burning Pink/meta/shortname]] | Valerie Brown | 5,305 | 0.2% |
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Attribution[edit]
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Chunkz's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ↑ "Niko Omilana - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ↑ "Niko Omilana - Social Blade". socialblade.com/. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ↑ "NDL - YouTube". YouTube.
- ↑ I Pranked America's Most Racist Man, 13 May 2022, retrieved 2023-11-03
- ↑ DAILY, GRM (2021-04-21). "YouTuber Niko Omilana Is Highest Ranking Independent Candidate In New London Mayor Polls". GRM Daily. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ↑ "Omilana: 'The system is broken for young people'". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ↑ "Niko Omilana's mayoral race proves YouTubers' political potential". CORQ. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ↑ Why YouTubers stood for Mayor of London, 20 May 2021, retrieved 2023-04-26
- ↑ Atkin, Elizabeth (2021-05-07). "Everything you need to know about London Mayor candidate Niko Omilana". Metro. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ↑ Parkhi, Sanmay (2021-04-29). ""Boris Johnson, SHUSH!" - The Frivolous Campaign of Niko Omilana". This Is Local London. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ↑ "Niko Omilana | Champions Speakers". champions-speakers.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ↑ "Results factsheet 2021 | London Elects". www.londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ↑ "Mayor of London: The 20 candidates in Greater London Authority". wcivf-alb-648452467.eu-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ↑ I Pranked America's Most Racist Man, 13 May 2022, retrieved 2023-03-10
- ↑ YouTuber pranks KKK leader into saying 'BLM' during fake BBC interview, 2022-05-16, retrieved 2023-03-10
- ↑ "YouTuber Niko Omilana Tricks KKK Leader Into Shouting 'BLM' And 'I'm A P***y'". LADbible. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ↑ "Google Maps".
- ↑ Harrison, Rhodri (2022-05-16). "America's 'most racist man' has a Welsh flag at his church". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ↑ "Harrison: The strange case of 'America's most racist town'". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ↑ "Residents of the 'most racist town in America' say they're working hard to shake that reputation". 26 Oct 2020. Archived from the original on 7 Mar 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "'America's most racist town' works to erase stains of hatred". Denver 7 Colorado News. 2021-12-09. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ↑ "YouTuber spends night in French jail after hanging fake portrait next to the 'Mona Lisa' for a prank: 'We're witnessing history'". Yahoo News. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ↑ "Former heavyweight world champion angrily confronts YouTuber after prank". talkSPORT. 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ↑ "PGA Tour Loyalist Rory McIlroy Gets Humiliated by YouTube Pranksters JiDion and Niko Omilana During PGA Tour - Watch His Reaction!". EssentiallySports. 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ↑ "noodle union". noodle union | wagamama. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ↑ "Wagamama launches student 'noodle union' club where some can get £300 of free food". Bracknell News. 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ↑ Nichols, Conor (2022-09-22). "Wagamama enlists prankster Niko Omilana to connect with UK students - Marketing Beat". Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ↑ Reaidi, Joseph (2023-03-22). "Chance to meet YouTube star Niko Omilana and eat free ramen in Camden". This Is Local London. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ↑ Rowland-Dixon, Taye (2023-03-13). "WAGAMAMA NOODLE UNION EXTENDS ITS MEMBERSHIP TO INCLUDE APPRENTICES - Music". Verge Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ↑ "Niko Omilana Unveils Epic Perks for Wagamama Noodle Union!". London Daily News. 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ↑ SIDEMEN CHARITY MATCH 2022 [OFFICIAL STREAM], 24 September 2022, retrieved 2023-04-26
- ↑ Coyle, Simon (2023-06-11). "Soccer Aid 2023: Who is Niko playing for World XI?". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ↑ NDL Overture - Single by Miles Away VIP & Niko Omilana, 2023-02-27, retrieved 2023-09-16
- ↑ Miles Away - NDL Overture (from Niko Omilana's "How I Won The London Mayor Election"), 2 June 2021, retrieved 2023-09-16
- ↑ The Biggest Menace - Official Theme by Miles Away VIP, Niko Omilana & JiDion, 2023-04-04, retrieved 2023-04-26
- ↑ The BIGGEST MENACE (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Miles Away VIP, Niko Omilana & JiDion, 2023-04-04, retrieved 2023-04-26
- ↑ Intro - Welcome to the Biggest Menace by Miles Away VIP, Niko Omilana & JiDion, 2023-04-04, retrieved 2023-04-26
- ↑ NDL Quartet by Miles Away VIP, Niko Omilana & JiDion, 2023-04-04, retrieved 2023-04-26
- ↑ Farwell to the Biggest Menace by Miles Away VIP, Niko Omilana & JiDion, 2023-04-04, retrieved 2023-04-26
- ↑ The Scheme by Miles Away VIP, Niko Omilana & JiDion, 2023-04-04, retrieved 2023-04-26
- ↑ NDL Fairytale by Miles Away VIP, Niko Omilana & JiDion, 2023-04-04, retrieved 2023-04-26
- ↑ Menace and Uncertainty by Miles Away VIP, Niko Omilana & JiDion, 2023-04-04, retrieved 2023-04-26
- ↑ Plotting the Next Move by Miles Away VIP, Niko Omilana & JiDion, 2023-04-04, retrieved 2023-04-26
- ↑ NDL Overture II - Single by Miles Away VIP & Niko Omilana, 2023-06-23, retrieved 2023-09-16
- ↑ "Results 2021 | London Elects". www.londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
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