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TOO FUNNY!!! OCEANIC BANK, MOUKA FOAM AND OTHERS MILK THE "OBAMA COW" A MUST READ!

Hmm can we say interesting? Oceanic bank makes good use of the word CHANGE and Mouka foam... well read on! Lagos, Nigeria - While Americans revel in the festivities surrounding the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama in far away Washington DC on Tuesday, Nigerian firms were cashing in on the inauguration to advertise their products. The inauguration of Obama as the 44th President of the United States has generated widespread interest here, with most newspapers Tuesday devoting several pages to the ceremony. The fairy tale story of Obama, born to a Kenya father and a white American mother, has made the President-elect a brand to associate with in these parts, and across the world. That fact is not lost on Nigerian companies, many of which placed full page adverts in local newspapers Tuesday to be part of the inauguration train, while also hoping the Obama brand name will rub off on theirs. Banks, aviation firms and manufacturers are among those milking what an analysts tagged t...