Lobi Stars F.C. Lobi Stars F.C. Lobi Stars Football Club (formerly known as Lobi Bank, BBL Hawks, and Hawks) is a soccer club based in Makurdi, Benue. They play in the Nigerian Premier League. The Stars' home is the 15,000 seat Aper Aku Stadium. For the 2012 season they played some games at Abuja's Old Parade Ground after they were denied use of Emmanuel Atongo Stadium, Katsina-Ala or Aper Aku Stadium. Founded as Hawks of Makurdi in 1981 by the Benue State sports council, the club was renamed Benue Breweries Limited (BBL) Hawks Football club, when the state-owned Breweries acquired the club in
Lobi people to Greek or Roman gods, "thila" themselves are subject to mortal virtues and vices. In Lobi society, there is often a "thildaar" (village diviner) that may also act as a "dithildaar" (village priest; each village has only one) that interprets "soser" for the local community. A particularly intuitive and receptive "thildaar" is capable of interpreting as many as fifty or more spirits at a time. Lobi dwellings are characterized as large rectangular or polygonal compounds known as "maison soukala". They are spaced well from each other and are composed of a single vast mud banco wall and a small entrance.