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{{Short description|British YouTuber and Politician}}

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{{Infobox YouTube personality

| name = Niko Omilana

| image = Photo of Niko Omilana.png

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| image_caption = Niko Omilana in 2022

| birth_name = Nikolas Omilana

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|03|04}}

| birth_place = [[Staffordshire]], England

| nationality = [[British]]

| channel_url = @NikolasOmilana

| genre = Comedy

| subscribers = 6.2 Million

| subscriber_date = January 2023

| views = 508.4 Million

| view_date = January 2023

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| module = <br/>{{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Niko Omilana's voice.mp3|title=Niko Omilana's voice|type=speech|description=Niko Omilana joking about his campaign tactics for the London Mayoral Elections<br/>Recorded June 2021}}

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'''Niko Omilana''', real name being Nikolas Omilana, is a British [[YouTuber]] and a past candidate for the [[2021 London mayoral election|2021 London mayoral elections]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenspan |first=Joshua Zitser, Rachel E. |title=YouTubers running for London mayor are using prank videos and trolling candidates to get votes, and the race follows a global trend |url=https://www.insider.com/london-mayoral-election-two-youtubers-running-2021-4 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=[[Business Insider|Insider]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life and career ==

[[File:NDL logo.svg|thumb|Logo of the Niko Defence League]]

Nikolas Omilana was born on March 4, 1998 in [[Staffordshire]], [[England]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Is Niko Omilana's Real Name? All We Know About The English YouTuber |url=https://showbizcorner.com/what-is-niko-omilanas-real-name-all-we-know-about-the-english-youtuber |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=showbizcorner.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== Internet career ===

Nikolas Omilana started his YouTube account in June 21, 2011, but three years later he uploaded his first YouTube video entitled "[[Morgan Freeman]] Song".<ref>{{Citation |title=Morgan Freeman Song |date=2014-08-30 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3DJOqndHls |language=en |access-date=2023-01-12}}</ref> He gain prominence after going into a [[English Defence League]] rally "under cover as a racist" and started to, "[[Troll (slang)|troll]] them".<ref>{{Cite web |title=This man went 'undercover as a racist' with the EDL and made them look ridiculous |url=https://www.indy100.com/news/edl-march-undercover-video-black-youtuber-niko-omilana-racism-8355556 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=[[indy100]] |language=en}}</ref> He started the Niko Defence League as a way to go against the English Defence League,<ref>{{Cite web |title=YouTube prankster trolled Tommy Robinson and the EDL in the most perfect way |url=https://www.indy100.com/news/tommy-robinson-prank-video-youtube-edl-english-defence-league-brexit-niko-omilana-8683116 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=www.indy100.com |language=en}}</ref> Niko Omilana contacted [[Thomas Robb (Ku Klux Klan)|Thomas Robb]] pretending to be a [[BBC News]] reporter under the [[Pseudonym|alias]] "Imar [[Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States|Nonce]]", he interviewed Thomas Robb.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harrison |first=Rhodri |date=2022-05-16 |title=America's 'most racist man' has a Welsh flag at his church |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/niko-omilana-kkk-youtube-video-23969131 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=[[Media Wales|WalesOnline]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Browning |first=Oliver |year=2021 |title=YouTuber pranks KKK leader into saying BLM during fake BBC interview |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/culture/kkk-leader-youtube-prank-niko-omilana-b2080008.html |url-status=live |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>

=== 2021 London Election ===

On March 31, 2021, Nikolas Omilana announced he was going to be a candidate for the [[2021 London mayoral election|2021 London mayoral elections]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-01-29 |title=London mayoral race 2021: The candidates standing in this year's election |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-55748037 |access-date=2023-01-12}}</ref> Nikolas started campaigning on April 4, on April 19, he told [[Boris Johnson]], the current prime minister at the time, to "shush",<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-04-19 |title=Omilana: 'The system is broken for young people' |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-london-56774102 |access-date=2023-01-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-04-20 |title=London elections 2021: Your candidates questioned |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-56739579 |access-date=2023-01-12}}</ref> on April 24 he "opened a 5-star restaurant on a [[bus]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah |first=Kafui |date=2021-04-25 |title=Watch Niko Omilana transform a London bus into a 5-star restaurant |url=https://grmdaily.com/niko-omilana-london-bus-into-5-star-restaurant/ |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=[[GRM Daily]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> On May 6, he officially released a satirical [[manifesto]] stating that he wanted to give "free [[public transport]] for under 18s and over 69s" and a "6.9% increase for the [[National Minimum Wage Act 1998|minimum wage]]", both referencing the [[69 (sex position)|69 sexual position]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-05 |title=The Only Honest Person In Politics |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2021-05-05/bloomberg-westminster-the-only-honest-person-in-politics |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=[[Bloomberg News]] |language=EN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Massey |first=Jake |date=2021-05-06 |title=Niko Omilana Shares Two-Word Reason Why People Should Vote For Him As London Mayor |url=https://www.ladbible.com/news/uk-london-mayoral-election-niko-omilana-shares-two-word-campaign-message-20210506 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=[[LADbible Group|LADbible]] |language=en}}</ref> At the end of the mayoral elections, Nikolas Omilana placed fifth place with 2% of the votes,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keith |first=James |date=2021-05-10 |title=YouTuber Niko Omilana Managed To Come Fifth In London’s Mayoral Elections |url=https://www.complex.com/life/niko-omilana-london-mayor-elections-2021 |access-date=2023-01-12 |website=[[Complex Networks|Complex UK]] |language=en}}</ref> with a quick interview with the [[BBC News]] after the announcement, Nikolas stated he did it "for the vibes".<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-05-20 |title=The YouTubers who stood for mayor of London |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-london-57177138 |access-date=2023-01-12}}</ref>