Big beach umbrellas shade the stalls around Ikotun roundabout, ready for hard sun or a sudden downpour. In the wet months the clouds pile up fast, traders pull plastic over tomatoes and phone cases, and the yellow danfo buses keep calling for passengers as if nothing happened.
Beyond the roundabouts, Alimosho means quiet home streets in Egbeda, thrift traders cutting open bales at Katangowa and plays on stage at the Lagos Theatre in Igando. The tropical climate brings heavy rain from April to October and dry, hazy months when the harmattan blows. A Local Friend can turn a loose list of markets and bus stops into a day that makes sense.
