It was the same scorleine at Umuahia Stadium, where Enyimba also secured a narrow win over hard fighting Niger Tornadoes.
Pillars, former league champions needed to shrug off the weariness of their midweek home defeat to Enyimba and were quick to it as they went in front after 15 minutes.
Emmanuel Edmund scored after a pass from Rabiu Ali, in the match played at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano.
But Wednesday’s memories were soon evoked when Yemi Olasupo equalised for the visitors in the 27th minute with a brilliant effort.
Kano Pillars braced up to the challenge, by attacking the visitors after the break, only to be foiled by the backline of Ikorodu United.
But they did not let off, with Ali who captained his side scoring the winning goal in the 76th minute to draw wild cheers from the home fans.
Kano Pillars then only needed to ward off all attempts by Ikorodu United to equalise as they held on to win the game
*The results of the 10 Match Day 15 fixtures in the 2015/2016 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), played on Saturday and Sunday at nine venues across the country:
Played on Sunday:
Enyimba International 2-1 Niger Tornadoes
Lobi Stars 1-0 MFM FC
Akwa United 2-0 FC IfeanyiUbah
Warri Wolves 0-1 Rivers United
Rangers International 1-1 Shooting Stars FC
Plateau United 0-0 Sunshine Stars
Wikki Tourists 2-1 Nasarawa United
Kano Pillars 2-1 Ikorodu United
Heartland FC 2-1 El-Kanemi Warriors
Played on Saturday:
Abia Warriors 1-0 Giwa FC (NAN)
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