Observation

This question waspopular among the candidates and those who attempted it performed well. It required the candidates to list oral sources of Nigerian history and its advantages. Most of the candidates understood and answered the question right. Specifically, the candidates were expected to state the following points.

(a )

(i)   Song                            (xii)      Ballards

(ii)        Testimonies                 (xiii)     Divination      
(iii)       Poems                          (xiv)     Myths
(iv)       Chronicles                   (xv)      Legends
(v)        Folklores                     (xvi)     Music
(vi)       Stories                         (xvii)    Incantations

(b )

(i)               Oral sources are the first source of historical information.
(ii)        They are abundant/ readily available.
(iii)       Oral sources are easily accessible.
(iv)       They are cheap.
(v)        They are also main bodies of historical data.