The vanguard news on Thursday, 7th December, 2017 cited the speech of the Nigeria Judo Federation president Prince Timothy Nsirim, following his statement which says that the newly elected officials of the federation are currently making effective plans to restructure and manage the sport using international basis.
On this note, he also made mention of the former National Champions League which was named after Loveth Howell that will be hosted to serve as a ranking for both judokas and referees.